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Baton-wielding Hungarian riot police unleashed tear gas and water cannons against hundreds of migrants Wednesday after they broke through a razor-wire fence and tried to surge into the country from Serbia. Crying children fled the acrid smoke and dozens of people were injured in the chaos.
With their path blocked, hundreds of other asylum-seekers turned to a longer, more arduous path to Western Europe through Croatia, where officials said 1,300 had arrived in a single day — a number that was sure to grow.
On the sealed border into Hungary, frustrated men — many of them war refugees from Syria and Iraq — hurled rocks and plastic water bottles at the helmeted riot police as they chanted "Open" Open!" in English. Children and women cried as the young men, their faces wrapped in scarves, charged toward the police through thick smoke from tear gas and tires set on fire by the crowd.
© PTIPM Narendra Modi
The source of their optimism is the source of their faith: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who, they believe, is taking India in the right direction and will ensure that the country's economic situation will improve a lot in one year.
Even Rahul Gandhi and his mother are benefitting from the surge in positive sentiments. The Gandhi scion is seen much more favourably by Indians than a few months ago, though his ratings (62%) remain way behind the PM's (87%). While the PM's ratings have gone up by nine points, Rahul's have gone up by 12. But then Rahul had a smaller base to begin with.
The mood of the nation has been revealed by a survey conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre among 2,452 respondents between April 6 and May 19, 2015. It was released on September 17, the PM's birthday.
Comment: How are other world leaders faring around the same time of the year?
The world's most popular politicians: Putin's approval rating hits 86%
Despite, or perhaps because of, the Ukraine crisis, Vladimir Putin's popularity continues to scale new heights, with a recent poll showing the Russian president's approval rating at an astounding 86 per cent.
Moscow-based pollster the Levada Centre, which surveyed 1,600 Russians across 134 cities, found support for Putin was up 21 per cent in the last two years© HighCharts.com
© Mohamed al-Sayaghi / ReutersA man sits on cars damaged by a Saudi-led air strike in Sanaa, Yemen, September 19, 2015
The coalition air raids against Houthi forces in Sanaa overnight on Friday killed at least 40 civilians and injured at least another 130 people, Yemen News Agency (SABA) reported.
Turkey-backed Chinese Uyghur terrorists are gaining a stronghold in Syria from which to launch attacks on China. 
Chinese Uyghur terrorists establishing base in Syria
A new article reported that 3,500 Uyghurs are settling in a village near Jisr-al Shagour that was just taken from Assad, close to the stronghold of Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) that is in the Turkey-backed Army of Conquest. They are allegedly under the supervision of Turkish intelligence that has been accused of supplying fake passports to recruit Chinese Uyghurs to wage jihad in Syria.
The news comes on the heels of TIP capturing a Syrian airbase and acquiring MIG fighter jets as well as other advanced weaponry, similar to ISIS capturing Iraqi army's advanced US weaponry.
It also comes on the heels of the Bangkok bombing at the shrine frequented by Chinese tourists, with Thai authorities now drawing a link to Uyghurs "and the same gang that attacked the Thai Consulate in Turkey" in reference to Turkey's Grey Wolves.
This seems to corroborate IHS Jane's analyst Anthony Davis's assessment that Grey Wolves are the likely culprit, given their anti-Chinese protests and violent demonstration back in July.
Erdogan in presidential palace with traditionally garbed Uyghur warrior (third from left).
Chinese Uyghur terrorists establishing base in Syria
A new article reported that 3,500 Uyghurs are settling in a village near Jisr-al Shagour that was just taken from Assad, close to the stronghold of Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) that is in the Turkey-backed Army of Conquest. They are allegedly under the supervision of Turkish intelligence that has been accused of supplying fake passports to recruit Chinese Uyghurs to wage jihad in Syria.
The news comes on the heels of TIP capturing a Syrian airbase and acquiring MIG fighter jets as well as other advanced weaponry, similar to ISIS capturing Iraqi army's advanced US weaponry.
It also comes on the heels of the Bangkok bombing at the shrine frequented by Chinese tourists, with Thai authorities now drawing a link to Uyghurs "and the same gang that attacked the Thai Consulate in Turkey" in reference to Turkey's Grey Wolves.
This seems to corroborate IHS Jane's analyst Anthony Davis's assessment that Grey Wolves are the likely culprit, given their anti-Chinese protests and violent demonstration back in July.
Comment: Russia has already said it would consider sending troops to Syria "if asked" by Assad:
Russia would consider a request from Syria to send troops if Damascus asks for it, the Kremlin's spokesman said on Friday.If China were to do the same, that is a big message to the U.S.: you can try to take down Assad, but you probably wouldn't like the results. In other words, don't even try it. All Assad has to do is ask.
"If there is a request (from Syria), then in the framework of a bilateral dialogue it would be, naturally, discussed and considered," Dmitry Peskov told journalists on a conference call. "For now, it's difficult to speak hypothetically."
© Sergey Guneev / RIA Novosti
Whether it's the latest neocon claim that the way to 'help' refugees is to drop more bombs and train more Al-Qaeda-linked rebels, or the conveniently-timed mass hysteria over Russia's (never secret) support for Bashar Assad — or even the strange (and completely false) notion floating around that the West has 'done nothing' in Syria, all of this nonsense is becoming very difficult to take seriously.
It's fairly easy to tell when Washington is scrambling to keep control of a story, because two things usually happen: firstly, the media coverage becomes muddled and frazzled, and secondly, the White House quickly looks for somewhere to offload the blame. These days the scapegoat is usually Russia, and hey, why fix what ain't broken?
Comment: For an excellent analysis on the Syrian crises, read: Syrian refugees in Europe, regime change in Damascus, and the mass migrations still to come.
© AFP 2015/ GENYA SAVILOV
Two leaders of an organization representing an ethnic minority group, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, who are also lawmakers at Ukraine's parliament, proposed earlier to block the country's border with Crimea on September 20, a move later supported by Ukrainian extremist organization Right Sector.
"A campaign on Crimea's blockade... with the involvement of Right Sector has started. Several hundreds of trucks were stopped at Ukrainian border checkpoints," Balbek told RIA Novosti.
© REUTERS/ Jussi Nukari
Finnish police began checking people who arrived across the border with Sweden on Saturday, due to a rapid rise in the number of refugees and migrants entering the country.
"From now on, people crossing the border in Tornio will have their documents checked by the police," stated the Finnish Interior Ministry.
The northern Finnish city of Tornio forms a cross-border twin city with the town of Haparanda in Sweden; together they have 32,500 inhabitants.
Comment: The refugee crises is really testing Europe's resolve and humanity.
© Eric Drucker
He said (and CNN and others quoted it): "a report came out of the Atomic — the IAEA that they were six months away from developing a weapon. I don't know what more evidence we need," when he was asked at a press conference, "Mr. President, can you tell us what conclusive evidence of any nuclear — new evidence you have of nuclear weapons capabilities of Saddam Hussein?" Immediately, the IAEA said then that there was no such "new report," and that the last they were able to find, there was nothing left of WMD in Iraq.
The American news-media simply ignored the IAEA's denial, and we invaded Iraq, almost six months after that boldfaced lie, a lie the press refused to expose, at all — ever. They still haven't exposed it, even to the present day; and instead there remains a 'debate' as to whether George W. Bush lied or was instead merely misled by "defective U.S. intelligence." In this particular instance, he wasn't even citing U.S. intelligence, but instead the IAEA, and they immediately denied it, but the press failed to report that; so, really, the President was simply lying, and the press just continue to lie by saying he had only "been misled by the CIA" (which he actually controlled; but he didn't control the IAEA). The American press hide the fact that the American President lied his nation into invading Iraq. The press lie that it was only "bad intelligence," no lying President.
Comment: In order for the PTB to maintain control of society, it is imperative that they effectively shape the minds and hearts of the population. They will allow only so much controlled opposition in the media to continue to fool the populace into believing they live in a free and open democracy, so that the pitchforks aren't raised in their direction. However, this situation cannot be maintained indefinitely, particularly when the people begin to be squeezed so mercilessly that they can no longer tolerate the conditions of their daily lives. We are already witnessing this breakdown, and it is becoming obvious to many that the PTB are frightened and are in the process of instituting even more controls such as the ramping up of the police state, expanding prison population and the increasingly obvious and bizarre lies and manipulations coming from the media.
- Navigating the news - Or how to cut through media lies
- Who Owns The Media? The 6 Monolithic Corporations That Control Almost Everything We Watch, Hear And Read
- Censorship, manipulation, and conditioning in the USA
- The Secret Team and America's censored history
© AP/Brynjar Gauti
On Tuesday, the council passed a measure to boycott Israeli imports in solidarity with Palestine.
Now Mr. Eggertsson says the proposal will be amended to specify that Iceland will only boycott goods produced in "occupied areas," the Iceland Monitor reported.
Council members originally claimed the boycott was a symbolic act demonstrating Iceland's support for Palestinian statehood and condemnation of Israel's "policy of apartheid."
The proposal prompted harsh criticism from Israel's Foreign Ministry, which condemned the move saying, "a volcano of hatred spews forth from the Reykjavik city council building."
On Thursday, Iceland's Foreign Ministry distanced itself the decision, saying the move was "not in line" with the country's foreign policy, the Times of Israel reported.
On Saturday, Mr. Eggertsson admitted that the motion hadn't been prepared well enough and that it will now be clarified.
"I have stated that it should have been made much clearer in the text [that only products from territories occupied by Israel should be boycotted], although that's what we had in mind. I will suggest to the City Council that the motion the way it reads now be withdrawn while we discuss the next steps and how to present it," the mayor said, Iceland Review reported.
Comment: That didn't take long!
What a good idea! Iceland's capital bans all Israeli products over occupation of Palestine
© Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters
Two villages, Fuaa and Kafraya, in northwestern Idlib province, which are still controlled by the government, and a rebels' stronghold in the town of Zabadani at the Lebanese border are subject to a ceasefire beginning Sunday at noon, a member of the town council, told AFP.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which also confirmed the information, said the length of the ceasefire hadn't been revealed, but negotiations to extend the truce will continue.
"There is calm in Fuaa, Kafraya and Zabadani. There is no shelling and there have been no violations of the ceasefire since noon (0900 GMT)," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Comment: Now that Russia is openly supporting Syria, the rebels seem to be thinking twice.
Comment: We are witnessing a bizarre, love-hate spectacle of western nations and their vassal states towards Arab migrants, whom they continue to create by destroying Muslim nations in the name of "freedom" and "democracy". Also see: