Homemade Terror: Radical Islam Gains in Crisis-cracked EU
As if a dire economic predicament, foul public mood and gloomy outlook weren't enough - France now has homegrown extremists to worry about. Short of cash and opportunities, disenchanted French youth are increasingly turning to radical Islam. And, as RT's Aleksey Yaroshevsky reports, stopping the trend is not proving easy.

Amsterdam of Immigrants: Sharing the Motherland (RT Documentary, July 2012)
Amsterdam could compete with New York for the title of modern Babylon. More than 200 ethnic groups live here. The whole of post-war Holland has been working hard to build the image of Europe's most tolerant country -- but what has been the result? Regions of the country are populated completely by people not of Dutch origin. Some of them want to accept the Dutch culture, language, and way of life; others are keeping their own traditions and languages. But despite their differences, all these people want to live in Holland. Find out what the Dutch think about it on RT.

Inter-ethnic Tension Rises in France as Natives Fear Becoming 'White Minority'
With the French economy mired in depression - unemployment figures are at their highest in a decade. ¶ And as RT's Aleksey Yaroshevsky reports the financial hardship is putting pressure on usually harmonious relationships between the immigrant community and locals.

'Euro Dead, Stop the Surgery' – ‘Alternative for Germany’ Party
Anti-euro sentiment is going mainstream in Germany - with the launch of a new party dedicated to pulling the plug on the struggling single currency. The group - called 'Alternative for Germany' - says it has already received thousands of membership requests. RT's correspondent Peter Oliver was at the party's first official convention.

Back In Time: Secular Turkey Under Attack as Islam Gains Momentum
A 10-month suspended prison sentence has been handed down in Turkey to a renowned composer and pianist, over a series of tweets mocking Islam. Fazil Say was first charged with denigrating religion in June last year, facing up to 18 months behind bars at the time. The musician, once a cultural ambassador to the EU, is a high profile critic of the Islamic-led government of prime minister Tayyip Erdogan and says his punishment is purely political. Amnesty International's researcher on Turkey, Andrew Gardner joins RT studio from Istanbul.

Bombenanschläge in Boston
Zwei Bombenanschläge im US-Bundesstaat Massachusetts haben 3 Tote und über 100 Verletzte gefordert. Die erste Explosion ereignete sich während des Boston Marathons wenige Meter vor der Ziellinie. 10 Sekunden später explodierte ein Sprengkörper nur einen Häuserblock entfernt. Es sind die ersten tödlichen Bombenanschläge in den USA seit dem 11. September 2001.

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France's Jewish Exodus

Nigerian Christian Group Threatens Retaliation Over Islamist Attacks
THE GUARDIAN: Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta says it will launch terror campaign 'in defence of Christianity'

Nigeria could face a battle between rival terrorist groups after Christian militants threatened to attack Muslim targets in response to bombings carried out by the Islamist group Boko Haram.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), the umbrella body of armed groups in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta, said it would launch a new terror campaign "in defence of Christianity".

"The bombings of mosques, hajj camps, Islamic institutions, large congregations in Islamic events and assassinations of clerics that propagate doctrines of hate will form the core mission of this crusade," the Mend spokesman Jomo Gbomo said in an emailed statement. » | Afua Hirsch, west Africa correspondent | Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Germany Cracks Down on Critics of Mega-Mosque
GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "Our work of information is not oriented against Muslims, but against the political ideology of Islam. Muslims are its first victims, most of all women." — Politically Incorrect

The Bavarian branch of Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), has placed under state surveillance German activists accused of fomenting hate against Muslims due to their opposition to the construction of a mega-mosque in Munich.

The move to silence critics of the mosque for being "unconstitutional" was announced by Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann in a press conference on April 12, and represents an unprecedented threat to the exercise of free speech in post-reunification Germany.

Herrmann made the announcement while presenting an annual report about threats to democratic order in Germany. A seven-minute video of the press conference with subtitles in English can be viewed here.

Herrmann singled out a citizen's movement called Die Freiheit Bayern (Freedom Bavaria), as well as the Munich branch of a highly popular free speech blog called Politically Incorrect (PI), which focuses on topics related to immigration, multiculturalism and Islam in Germany. » | Soeren Kern | Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Panorama: North Korea Undercover
Panorama reporter John Sweeney spends eight days undercover inside North Korea, the most rigidly-controlled nation on Earth.
Watch the documentary here | Monday, April 15, 2013

Boston's Proudest Day Turns into Nightmare
NBC News' Dennis Murphy reports on how the day of the 2013 Boston Marathon unfolded as its traditionally proudest day into an unimaginable 'act of terrorism' that has ramped up investigations in Boston and security measures in major cities around the world.

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Moment of Boston Marathon Explosion
BBC: Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon have left at least two people dead and a number of people injured.

The moment of the first explosion was captured by television crews covering the event. Watch BBC video » | Monday, April 15, 2013

Ruinous Euro Rescues
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: In an attempt to save the euro at all costs, Europe's technocrats are advocating policies of startling brutality

When the Dutch finance minister suggested that the Cypriot bail-out could become a “model”, the outcry was immediate. It was all very well to treat a minnow such as Cyprus in such a brutal manner, said Jeroen Dijsselbloem’s critics, but no country of real stature would put up with a raid on its savers’ funds. What a difference a few weeks makes. Germany’s council of economic experts has now scrutinised the Cypriot rescue package, and concluded that the critics had a point. Not about the arbitrary confiscation of wealth, but that a levy on bank accounts was an inefficient manner of going about it. They suggest, in future, a tax on property or other assets, paid predominantly by the wealthy, since it is far more difficult to move your home out of reach. » | Telegraph View | Monday, April 15, 2013

New Dark Age Alert! Jihadists Hope Boston Bombings Are Acts of Jihadi Terrorism
SITE MONITORING SERVICE – JIHAD THREAT: Amidst ongoing media reports of two explosions in the American city of Boston, Massachusetts, near the finish line of the marathon race on April 15, 2013, jihadists expressed their joy and hoped the blasts are acts of jihadi terrorism.

One forum member noted that over a week ago, a jihadist announced his desire to plan bombings in the United States, but was chastised by others for revealing such a plot publicly. He is referring to a posting on the Ansar al-Mujahideen forum on April 1 in which a jihadist tried to recruit members for an attack similar in impact to al-Qaeda's 9/11 strikes, but seemed focused on the attack being a suicide bombing. In other posts responding to the explosions, on the Ansar al-Mujahideen, al-Fida' and Shumukh al-Islam forums, jihadists gave pictures circulated in the media of the aftermath, showing injured people and a bloody sidewalk, and some hoped more bombings will follow. » | Monday, April 15, 2013

Angela Merkel 'The Iron Lady of Europe' Declines Invite to Our Own Iron Lady's Funeral
EXPRESS: GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend tomorrow's funeral for her fellow "Iron Lady", Baroness Thatcher, it was confirmed today.


Germany's government will instead be represented by foreign minister Guido Westerwelle.

Mrs Merkel has been described as the "Iron Lady of Europe" and "Iron Lady Lite" for her tough negotiating stance.

Embassy sources said she rarely attends such funerals overseas and that foreign minister Mr Westerwelle - who was in London last week for a G8 meeting - is the next most senior figure who would usually take up such an invitation to her government.

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl might have been a candidate to represent the state as he knew then PM Thatcher personally but he is too infirm to travel.

Downing Street yesterday insisted it was "not at all" concerned that relatively few heads of government from major countries have so far accepted the invitation to join mourners in London's St Paul's Cathedral. » | Alison Little | Monday, April 15, 2013

Sam Harris Interviewed by Bill Maher

THE INDEPENDENT: Atheist defends critical focus on Islam: Sam Harris, the prominent atheist, has hit back at charges of Islamophobia levelled by fellow non-believers – insisting that some faiths are more "mistaken" than others. » | Jerome Taylor | Sunday, April 14, 2013

George Galloway Is a Muslim Now

Kuwait Opposition Leader Jailed for Emir Insult
BBC: A prominent Kuwaiti opposition leader has been jailed for five years for insulting the emir.

Mussallam al-Barrak, a former MP, had first been detained in October on suspicion of "undermining the status of the emir".

He had warned the Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah, in a speech that he would not be allowed to "take Kuwait into the abyss of autocracy".

Several former MPs and tweeters have been jailed for insulting the emir.

Kuwait has not witnessed the same scale of pro-democracy uprisings as in other Arab states, but there has been growing tension between former members of parliament and the government, which is dominated by the al-Sabah family. » | Monday, April 15, 2015