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Good News for Israel, Bad News for Syrian Refugees in Jordan Weather in the Middle East is usually not very interesting. In the summer, it’s hot, and in the winter it’s cool. Sometimes it rains. But this week, it’s rained and rained and rained. Snow is also predicted for Jerusalem and Amman, a rare occurrence that has children in both cities anxiously watching the sky.

LONDON/ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An oil rig that ran aground in Alaska on New Year’s Eve in “near hurricane” conditions dragged two vessels trying to control it more than 10 miles (16 km) toward a wave-battered rocky shore before the crews cut it loose to save themselves. The stricken Kulluk oil rig is owned by Royal Dutch/Shell and is a vital part of its controversial Arctic oil drilling program, which has encountered several problems.

Via Simon Black of Sovereign Man blog, Two interesting infographics were published recently that make it so easy to see the decline of the West, even a caveman can do it.

Google's incredible market share puts it in a strange position of responsibility, as the world was reminded earlier this month when Google.ps changed "Palestinian Territories" to "Palestine".

BEIJING — An elevated portion of highway in central China collapsed on Friday after a truck loaded with fireworks for Lunar New Year celebrations exploded, killing at least nine people and sending vehicles plummeting 30 meters to the ground. The official Xinhua News Agency said nine people were confirmed dead and another 13 injured, including four in serious condition. It said the collapse smashed and buried at least 25 vehicles. Earlier reports by China National Radio and some other outlets of 26 people killed were later removed from websites, without explanation.

As expected Francois Hollande and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy will square off on May 6 in round two of the French presidential elections. However, there was a huge surprise in spot number 3 as extreme right wing candidate Marine Le Pen pulled in 18% of the vote running on a dump-the-euro platform. First Round Totals Hollande: 28.6% Sarkozy: 27.1% Le Pen: 18% Please consider Le Pen voters to arbitrate Hollande-Sarkozy duel