| The Guardian: Downing St. involved in 'Snowden materials' destruction order A “very senior government official” acting on behalf of Britain’s prime minister demanded the return or destruction of files leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the Guardian’s editor Alan Rusbridger told the BBC. News line 18 children diagnosed with thyroid cancer near Fukushima plant Japan to raise severity of latest Fukushima leak to ‘Level Three’ Egypt’s ElBaradei sued for 'betrayal of trust' Tough gun control law comes into force in Illinois Alabama school district accused of segregated classrooms in lawsuit UK ordered Guardian to destroy hard drives in effort to stop Snowden revelations UK authorities reportedly raided the Guardian’s office in London to destroy hard drives in an effort to stop future publications of leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The action is unlikely to prevent new materials coming out. Torture, starvation, infant execution in N. Korea prison camps exposed to UN panel Horrifying accounts of human rights abuse in North Korea were described by witnesses to UN Commission of Inquiry. They claim to have survived Gulag-style camps, where public executions, torture and deaths caused by hard work are said to occur regularly. ‘Israel behind Egypt coup’ – Turkish PM Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims Ankara has proof Israel was behind the July 3 military "coup" that toppled Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, Turkish media report. TEPCO admits leakage of 300 tons of water with monstrous radiation level Another tank with highly radioactive water at the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant has leaked, reported operator TEPCO. The contaminated water contains an unprecedented 80 million Becquerels of radiation per liter. The norm is a mere 150 Bq. Iran hires more long-range assault UAVs, set to teach ‘drone hunting’ in schools Iran’s aircraft sector claims giant advancements in designing and manufacturing drones, including those with assault capabilities. It comes as Iran’s aerospace industry eyes raising security levels early on – by bringing alien drone hunting into schools. Russia to create ‘cyber-troops’ – Ministry of Defense The Russian Defense Ministry plans to create a separate branch of military forces this year, aimed at combating cyber-attacks. US soldier behind Afghanistan massacre laughs at murder charges Sgt. Robert Bales and his wife laughed at the charges brought against him for the murder of 16 Afghan civilians in a phone conversation. Prosecutors say they have a recording of the exchange which they will use to demonstrate Bales’ lack of remorse. Russian medalists ‘insulted’ at ‘gay claims’ over podium kiss Russian gold medalists, Yulia Gushchina and Ksenia Ryzhova, are “shocked” the media construed their podium kiss as an act of protest against a law banning gay propaganda. The pair were insulted that attention was diverted from their sporting achievements.
Iraq’s Kurdistan ‘sets quota’ to stem massive stream of Syrian refugees The Iraqi Kurdish region has set up an entry quota of 3,000 refugees a day in a move to cope with a huge influx of Syrian Kurds who keep fleeing to Iraq, seeking shelter from escalating violence in their homeland, according to aid agencies. Pakistan ex-President Musharraf charged with Benazir Bhutto's murder Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been charged with the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007. The ex-military leader has denied all the charges against him.
Resident of Russia's flooded Far East won't evacuate to stay with her cats and books Some 30,000 people have seen their properties submerged in the biggest flood Russia’s Far East has seen in more than a hundred years. RT's Paul Scott has been following emergency crews rescuing residents of the flooded Amur region villages. Biggest museum theft in Egyptian history: Over 1,000 artifacts stolen As Egypt plunges deeper into the political turmoil, looters take advantage of the situation – and the latest robbery of the Malawi Museum in the city of Minya, 300km from Cairo, has been the biggest of its kind in the Egyptians’ living memory.
Small debts enough for UK lenders to force borrowers to sell property An unpaid credit card bill worth 1,000 pounds is now enough for a UK lender to go to court, forcing debtors to sell their property. A recent regulation puts tens of thousands of British homeowners at risk of losing their houses. | 
