Edited December 17, 2014


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Protests
German city braces for large far-right protest
BERLIN (AP) — The eastern German city of Dresden is bracing itself for one of the biggest far-right marches the country has seen

Added December 9th 2014:  Dresden and Dusseldorf saw protests.  There are reports that the protests at least in Dresden, might be taking place every Monday night, and now have about 10,000 persons engaging.  There are counter-protests going on as well.

The group being credited with the rally, is PEGIDA, an acronym for Patriotische Europäer Gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes, translated in English as, Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West.

Added December 9th 2014: Thailand

Bangkok saw protesting recently, toward end of November, beginning of December 2014, reported effort to "topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra by occupying her office compound along with other key government buildings" [source: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/police-fire-tear-gas-protesters-bangkok]

Unarmed African-American men/young males confronted with use of force by police situations in popular news
Cleveland
Phoenix
Ferguson
2011 case in South Carolina
NY chokehold incident
Ramifications: protests, etc.
Alternatives: Announcements have been made for commitments to Improvements

Teachers assaulting students
Maryland teacher accused of sexually assaulting students at school
Los Angeles Times‎ - 23 hours ago
A former teacher in a suburban Washington, D.C., county is accused of sexuallyassaulting at least nine students during the last decade, and ...
1. MCPS substitute teacher accused of sexually assaulting 12 ...
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WJLA TV
Nov 11, 2014 - GERMANTOWN, Md. (WJLA) – Parents are furious about a ... substituteteacher who is accused of sexually assaulting a student, just one week ...


German exchange student that was killed in Montana hearings in news

Suspect Woman that stabbed American teacher in Abu Dhabi arrested

Suicide bombing issues
Women in Nigeria

Oil industry news

Secret filming of females
Navy submarine
Filming of womens’ bath of a Washington DC synagogue

Finance worries

  • Detroit
  • Illinois
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    1. Illinois in poorest fiscal condition of all states - Chicago ...
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    Chicago Tribune
    Jun 21, 2012 - Illinois' financial condition continued to deteriorate in fiscal 2011, leaving it the state with the lowest level of net assets in the country, as its ...
    2. Illinois : State Data and Comparisons : State Data Lab
    www.statedatalab.org/state_data_and_comparisons/detail/illinois
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    See more about Illinois finances at the Illinois Financial State of the State .... only this report has determined the overall financial condition of every state.".
    3. (Liberal) Fiscal Condition: New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois ...
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    Townhall.com
    Jan 20, 2014 - Bottom 5 States in (Liberal) Fiscal Condition: New Jersey, Connecticut,Illinois, Massachusetts, California - Mike Shedlock - Personal Finance, ...
    4. Illinois in worst-ever financial shape: report - Blogs On ...
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    Crain's Chicago Business
    Mar 13, 2014 - Despite the national economic recovery and a hike in state income taxes,Illinois is in a deeper financial hole than ever, a state financial ...

Africa:

  • Egypt
    University uprisings escalate
  • Libya
    ISIS setting up presence there
  • Sierra Leone
    Grappling with Ebola virus
  • Somalia
    Reports of 4 people killed about a couple of days ago in the capital citu after suicide blast near airport; suicide rammed vehicle into U.N. convoy in Mogadishu
  • Mali
    • Cooler box-equipped motorbikes donated to UN will speed up Ebola testing process in West Africa
    UN News Centre‎ - 21 hours ago
    In Mali, Mr. Ban's Special Envoy on Ebola, Dr. David Nabarro, said a “very powerful effort” ...
    • Mali receives first mobile lab for testing Ebola
  • Rwanda

            Reports of children being killed/snatched Al-Qaeda linked rebels by rebels

Update added December 9, 2014: "The Rwandan dead bodies are not only found floating in Rweru lake but on 12th November 2014 around 9:oo AM the prisoners have found mass grave of recent dead bodies. These bodies were found while the prisoners were preparing the prison’s site where the Nyarugenge prison is to build a car wash, just close to Nyarugenge prison on Richard Kant’s house side." [Source: http://www.therwandan.com/blog/horrific-news-from-rwanda-more-fresh-dead-bodies-discovered-in-kigali/]

1. Rwanda Challenges Burundi on Rweru Dead Bodies
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Oct 17, 2014 - Bodies were found floating on Lake Rweru in Burundi (Internet photo) ... Lake Rweru were from Rwanda are “baseless” and that Kigali is ready for a ... One thing we ask the countries one more time is to abide with the resolution they voted for [military disarmament]. ... 2 Killed in Fresh Uganda Ethnic Killings.

1. horrific news from rwanda: more fresh dead bodies ...
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HORRIFIC NEWS FROM RWANDA: MORE FRESH DEAD BODIES DISCOVERED, IN KIGALI. Gereza ya Kigali. November 16, 2014 01:38 News ...

1. Breaking:Two LIPRODHOR Human rights activists arrested ...
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Nov 21, 2014 - Breaking:Two LIPRODHOR Human rights activists arrested ... from human rights organasation LIPRODHOR has been arrested today over the ...

DRC [formerly known as Zaire]:
1. About 100 people slaughtered in a week in DRC | Mail ...
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Mail & Guardian
Nov 24, 2014 - About 100 people were slaughtered last week in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the latest massacres to shake the restive ... North Kivu, an association based in Beni, said that at least 50 people had died, ...

  • […] Uganda […]
    1. Uganda: Conflict Profile - Insight on Conflict
    www.insightonconflict.org › Conflict Areas › Uganda
    Background, resources, and analysis of the conflict in Uganda. ... Uganda has long been divided along national, religious and ethnic lines. British rule in Uganda ...
  • Madagascar
    1. WHO: Plague in Madagascar Could Spread
    learningenglish.voanews.com‎ - 3 days ago
  • Nigeria issues:
    Bomb blasts occurred at level of regularity, discomforting
  • Kenya

'In Kenya, police kill suspects with near-impunity'
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In Kenya, where the police have long been known to harbor death squads, evidence mounts that many ordinary cops on the beat have turned into killers — doling out death to terror suspects, civilians, even children.
Associated Press

Australia
1. Brutal police beating of model shocks Australia (VIDEO)
RT‎ - 1 day ago
Immigration law adjustments

China
Media presence in Africa and other locations growing

Chechnya

Strife over past few days results in loss of life