America moves to choke funding to murderous terrorists – India’s top cop needed to choose his words more wisely – Another Latin American figure is exhumed to get at the truth of his death – Hundreds are killed in the Cyclone you may not have heard about.

The US has designated Nigeria's Boko Haram and Ansaru militant groups as foreign terrorist organizations, allowing authorities to block all financial transactions with the groups.  Boko Haram is trying to create an Islamist country based on draconian Sharia law in northern Nigeria.  Ansaru is an off-shoot of Boko Haram.

India’s top police official has apologized for saying, “If you can't prevent rape, you enjoy it,” a remark that has outraged women across the country.  Ranjit Sinha made the comment while discussing his belief that sports betting should be legalized.  Critics, and there are quite a few, say it reveals the wrong attitude at a time when India is roiled by widespread protests following the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old woman on a bus in New Delhi.

A small group of Russian nationalists today staged their own rock-and-fireworks spree at the Polish embassy – Russian cops promptly arrested them.  Poland has already expressed “deep regret” for nationalists attacking the Russian embassy with rocks and fireworks on Polish Independence Day earlier this week.  There is still deep distrust in Poland for Russia because of the influence it wielded there during the Soviet Era, and the 2010 plane crash near the Russian city of Smolensk that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. 

Brazil will exhume the remains of former President Joao Goulart, to learn if the Progressive leader died of a heart attack or was poisoned.  The latter is claimed by a former Uruguayan intelligence officer who says Goulart was targeted by the fascist military dictatorships in the region during the 1970s.  Goulart was overthrown by the military in 1964, and fled to Uruguay and then Argentina.  He was found dead in Argentina in 1976 shortly after the junta took over there, and no autopsy was performed.

A former Argentinean military officer who served the junta escaped from police custody.  66-year old Alejandro Lawless was serving a prison term for kidnapping, torturing, and murdering political opponents of the fascists between 1976 and 1983.  He is the third former military man convicted of atrocities to escape custody this year.  Human rights activists are demanding an investigation into possible official complicity.

South Koreans are less than impressed with the reconstruction of the landmark, 14th century Namdaemun Gate in Seoul, which was destroyed by an arsonist in 2008.  A few months after reconstruction was completed, the paint is already peeling and cracks are appearing in the main pillars and roof timbers.  Some are wondering if South Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration mismanaged the A$25 Million project.

The death toll from a tropical cyclone that hit Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region at the weekend has risen to 140 but the final figure could total 300 lives lost.  The Puntland government says it needs clean water, non-perishable foods, medicines, shelter materials and blankets.  Puntland is still technically part of Somalia, but largely operates as its own nation and cut ties with Mogadishu, accusing the central government of refusing to share power and foreign aid.

Deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi accused the man who toppled him, General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, of treason.  But it’s the Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi on trial for incitement to murder for inciting the murder of protesters outside Cairo's presidential palace last December.  Morsi is believed to be attempting to ignite his Muslim Brotherhood base.  Al-Sisi moved against Morsi after millions filled the streets of Egypt last July calling for the President’s ouster for trying to enact Islamic laws and ignoring the economy.