Today is March 14th, which may be rendered 3/14, which sounds like 3.14, the approximate value of pi, the irrational number which comes from dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. For this reason, today's date has come to called "pi day". If you ask me, irrational numbers really aren't much of a problem these days, it's the irrational people, but I digress. So while you're making calculations involving pi, or eating some pie, here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, a man enters a church and yells "Allahu akbar" at a memorial service for a stabbing victim. (If you read German, read the story at Junge Freiheit.)
From Deutsche Welle, most Germans think that Chancellor Angela Merkel should serve out her term.
From Radio Praha, the city of Prague decides to ban beer bikes from its historic center.
From Daily News Hungary, about 7,500 public workers join a strike in Hungary.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban apologizes for "offensive language" but not for his political positions.
From About Hungary, the four Visegrad countries sign an agreement to cooperate on tourism.
From Russia Today, the president of the European Parliament says that "Mussolini did some good things for Italy", drawing anger. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Sputnik International, the Russia navy will get two more submarines.
From The Moscow Times, the Russian government seeks to attract immigrants who speak Russian.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the U.S. recognizes progress made by North Macedonia in its media and justice system.
From Ekathimerini, Greek lawmakers take a step toward changing how the country's president is elected. (When I visited Greece in 1999, I was told that Greece has a president and a prime minister, with the latter holding most of the real power.)
From Total Croatia News, Croatian members of the European Parliament want its president to resign over his comments about Mussolini.
From the Malta Independent, some people in Fgura, Malta tawt they taw a putty tat, and have the video to prove it.
From Malta Today, a timeline of how the U.K. got into its Brexit mess.
From ANSA, the European Parliament president apologizes for his comments about Mussolini.
From El País, new traffic restrictions have reduced nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide in central Madrid.
From Morocco World News, French President Emmanuel Macron and Moroccan King Mohammed VI will inaugurate a Peugeot Citroen plant in Kenitra, Morocco.
From France24, NGOs sue the French state over climate inaction. (When is anyone going to sue the Chinese state, which as of 2015 was far and away the largest producer of man-made carbon dioxide?)
From RFI, an oil spill is heading toward the coast of the French region of Brittany after an Italian cargo ship sinks.
From the NL Times, a suspicious package is found in front of the city hall in Haarlem, Netherlands.
From Dutch News, Dutch marijuana growers are reportedly stealing large amounts of electricity. (If you read Dutch, read the story at Netbeheer Nederland.)
From the Evening Standard, the U.K. parliament votes to delay Brexit.
From the Express, the E.U. reminds the U.K. that all 27 members must approve any delay in Brexit.
From the Independent, the U.K. parliament votes against a second Brexit referendum.
From CBC News, Air Canada decides to keep its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft grounded for three weeks.
From CTV News, due to a GPS mishap, a Canadian driver enters the U.S. with 4.4 kilos of meth in his car.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a Turkish opposition leader criticizes the Turkish government, and throws in a history lesson.
From Turkish Minute, municipal employees were reportedly forced to attend a rally held by Turkish President Erdoğan.
From Rûdaw, Peshmerga officers learn how to identify and clear chemical weapons used by ISIS.
From Arutz Sheva, two rockets are fired at the Gush Dan region in central Israel.
From The Times Of Israel, Hamas security forces break up a protest against themselves.
From The Jerusalem Post, Islamic Jihad denies responsibility for the two rockets.
From YNetNews, the marijuana distribution network Telegraas is reportedly cooperating with Israeli police.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan launches an e-visa policy for 175 countries.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan and India agree to work on making the Kartarpur corridor operational.
From Khaama Press, Afghan special forces storm a Taliban hideout, which included a prison and a drug lab.
From the Hong Kong Free Press, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation "commends" China for its Muslim citizens.
From Michael Smith News, a U.N. commission appoints Iran to judge complaints involving women's rights.
From Breitbart, Syrian refugees in the Netherlands say that they are there to stay.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, an alleged rape in Germany is kept secret for fear of the victim being accused of racism.
From FrontpageMag, an ISIS spokesman claims that the group just wanted to apply sharia.
From National Review, the SPLC fires its co-founder Morris Dees.
From Townhall, yes, there was election meddling in 2016 from the DOJ/FBI.
From the Washington Examiner, Trump administration officials watch a wall-building demonstration.
From The Federalist, to understand anti-Semitism among the American left, look across the Atlantic.
From American Thinker, things continue to be horrible in Venezuela.
From CNS News, to some extent, I find myself agreeing with Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
From LifeZette, the Senate passes a resolution against President Trump's emergency declaration.
From Fox News, in New Orleans, Confederate statues remain in warehouses.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch, for the second time this season, Virginia Tech's basketball team loses to Florida State in overtime.
And from the Miami Herald, a man from my neck of the woods is wanted in Florida for allegedly tackling a pelican.
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