Magnitude-5.8 earthquake shakes southwest Turkey — 6 injured

Southwest Turkey was hit by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake today, which was also felt on the Greek Island of Rhodes and in Northern Cyprus.

According to local media, six people were reportedly injured after jumping from their balconies or windows in panic and are being treated in a local hospital.

Fethiye, a popular resort town in Mugla province, is the closest town to the epicenter of the quake, which was in the Aegean Sea. Tremors were also felt on the Greek Island of Rhodes, with no injuries reported, and the quake was also felt in Northern Cyprus... read more.

Video: Russian fans attack stewards at Euro 2012

The first day of the Euro 2012 championships was apparently marred by violence, as seen in this amateur video uploaded to YouTube.

The video shows a group of Russian fans attacking match stewards after the Russia-Czech Republic game in Wroclaw on Friday, where Russia won by 4-1.

Apparently the fight broke out because the stewards spotted a fan throwing fireworks on to the pitch during the match.... read more and view video.

UK Government's choice of security firm for Olympics in question

Questions arise from Parliament over the choice of U.K.-based G4S, accused of human rights abuses in Palestinian terrorities, as security for the Olympics.

G4S describes itself as “world’s leading international security solutions group” and has been given the security mission for the Olympics 2012. The company has already taken on 10,400 new employees for the Games.

However, G4S is a known supplier of equipment to several Israeli military checkpoints in the occupied West Bank.... read more and view video interview.

Pavlik the octopus ready to predict winners for Euro 2012

Not only is Pavlik ready, he is apparently also going to be channeled by Yvonne the cow. Get ready to run to the bookmakers!

Remember Paul the Octopus who made some incredible predictions for the FIFA World Cup series? Well now he has a namesake in Ukraine, Pavlik (Ukrainian for Paul).

Unfortunately due to technical problems at the zoo, he wasn't quite ready to get going on the first day of the tournament, so he missed a couple of games.

However, Viktor Zhilenko, director of the Alushta aquarium (where Pavlik resides) has said, “Pavlik will be ready to predict results on Monday when the Ukrainian team kicks off the game.”... read more

Anonymous hacks 'Aryan Front' neo-Nazi website

In their latest strike, the collective of hacktivists have attacked the Aryan Front Neo-Nazi website, leaving messages and downloading member information.

On Friday morning, users of the "white community" web forum found messages from Anonymous hacktivists when logging in. All posts made on Aryan-Front.com appeared to have been erased from the server, or at least were rendered unavailable to its 1,441 registered users.

Messages on the home page included "Hacked by Anonymous", "F*ck off, Nazi scum" and "You should have expected us." ... read full article.

NATO apologizes for killing 18 civilians in Afghan airstrike

The deadly airstrike in Afghanistan's Logar province took the lives of 18 civilians, including children. NATO now apologizes for the attack.

Digital Journal reported yesterday on the deaths of five women, seven children and six men in the Logar Province of Afghanistan. At the time there was mixed reporting, with Afghanistan stating that civilians had been killed, and NATO saying they merely took out Taliban militants and slightly wounded two civilians.

Now NATO has for the first time publicly confirmed that civilians were killed in the strike... read full article.

Swirling lights missile or UFO over Israel/Lebanon border (video)

Weird spiraling lights were seen over Middle Eastern countries last night. People panicked and called the police, saying they had seen a UFO.

The strange phenomenon was also seen over Armenia, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and other countries in the region.

Consisting of a shining object, giving off light, swirling around and looking like smoke, thousands of people think that they have now seen a UFO... read more and watch videos.

Monsanto's Bt corn — breeding superbugs & harming human health

Monsanto's genetically modified Bt corn is having its roots munched by super-rootworms and other superbugs, putting corn crops at risk, and yet more evidence is found of the dangers to human health.

Digital Journal reported in March 2012 that scientists were warning the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) about Monsanto's "rootworm resistant" corn.

Reuters reported at the time that Monsanto's rootworm-protected products were losing their effectiveness.... read full article.

USS Miami: most expensive fire caused by a home appliance

Reports are that the fire in the USS Miami nuclear submarine was caused by a vacuum cleaner and damages are reported at $400-500 million.

Digital Journal reported recently on the fire on the USS Miami nuclear submarine docked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.

Luckily no one died in the fire, although several people were injured fighting it.

A preliminary investigation into the incident has found that a vacuum cleaner was the cause of the fire... read more

'Nations must talk to halt cyber-terrorism' — Kaspersky

The man behind the company who discovered Flame, "the most sophisticated cyber-weapon yet unleashed", warns of a "cyber-terror apocalypse".

Reuters reports that Eugene Kaspersky is calling for a global effort to halt emerging cyber-threats, including a possible global Internet blackout and crippling attacks against key infrastructure.

Kaspersky told reporters at a Tel Aviv University cyber-security conference, "It's not cyber-war, it's cyber-terrorism, and I'm afraid the game is just beginning. Very soon, many countries around the world will know it beyond a shadow of a doubt.”

“I'm afraid it will be the end of the world as we know it," he warned. "I'm scared, believe me." ... read more and view video.