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August 2011
August 5th, 2011: President Newman Announces that he will not seek Re-Election; Democrat Declares Candidacy: MARQUETTE, Superior - President Newman announced in Marquette today that he would not be seeking re-election, citing his health. It is believed, however, that the decision has more to do with incredibly poor showings in opinion polls comparing him to the leading declared Democratic and Socialist candidates, and the blame being put on him for the Saguenay War fiasco.

Debbie Amaroso, the 2000 Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee and former Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, announced at a press conference today that she is filing for the Democratic nomination, bringing the total of candidates for the nomination to five. However, the frontrunner remains Congressman, and 2008 vice-Presidential nominee, David Orazietti, of Sault Ste. Marie. The first Democratic debate in Houghton next Thursday has just gotten more interesting.

August 4th, 2011: Constitution for the new Republic of Texas officially ratified: NACOGDOCHES, (East) Republic of Texas - 103 delegates representing eight survivor states across the former U.S. state of Texas signed and ratified the constitution for the Republic of Texas Thursday night, highlighting the week-long constitutional convention at Stephen F. Austin University. The signing, and official ratification, of the constitution is considered the final step in the formation of the Republic of Texas, which will offically unite the eight survivor states into one nation beginning January 1, 2012. The signing was broadcast by television and radio across the eight survivor states and in various unincorporated areas (including the independent city-state of Victoria), as well as in Mexico, the United States, the ANZC and 27 other North American and Caribbean nations. Spontaneous celebrations were said to have "erupted" all over Texas, and fireworks displays were seen in Midland, Odessa, Sweetwater, Paris, Edinburg and Nacogdoches. Jack "Jackie" Sherrill, a delegate from College Station, East Texas, told the delegates and others in the capacity crowd at William R. Johnson Coliseum that "the future was unlimited for the "nation of Texas." Sherrill was the head football coach at Texas A&M University both pre- and post-Doomsday, and is a Republican senator in the current East Texas House. The session officially ends Friday with West Texas President Mike Conaway - the frontrunner for the Republic of Texas Presidential election which will be held this fall - giving the featured speech. Conaway's campaign has papered Nacogdoches with literature and taken out numerous ads both in local radio and TV and on billboards in high-profile areas around the SFU campus and around town. The unofficial end of the convention is Saturday, with a fireworks show and concert featuring several regional country, rock and gospel musicians and bands at Homer Bryce Stadium.

August 1st, 2011: Texas Constitutional Convention begins: NACOGDOCHES, (East) Republic of Texas - The Texas Constitutional Convention, organized to formally ratify the constitution for the soon-to-be Republic of Texas, began Monday morning. The Reverend William Philpot, from the city-state of Borger, opened the procedings with an invocation before several hundreds of delegates, observers, workers, media and others at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. Official business will wrap up by Friday, with the signing of the constitution Thursday evening; the unofficial end of the convention is Saturday, with a fireworks show and concert featuring several regional country, rock and gospel musicians and bands at Homer Bryce Stadium.

July 2011
July 29th, 2011: Breaking of Relations; Ongoing Trial: SMOLYAN, Rhodope - Following the Serbian announcement of earlier today, President Yane Yanev condemned the Serbian authorities, comparing its leadership to, among other things, diseased rodents, prior to announcing that his government was breaking off any and all relations with the Serbian government.

The trial of Georgi Pirinski, Jr. continues, with the prosecution today showing the extent of the structural demolition that the Vidinites did to the vast majority of buildings, especially churches, in their territory, and the large numbers found to have died as a result.

July 29th, 2011: Serbia Recognizing the Vidinites:  KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia - Today General Božidar Delić, President of Serbia, announced that his government was officially recognizing the Vidinite soldiers that took refuge in its territory following their loss in the Rhodope-Vidin War as the successor to the government of Bulgaria.

July 28th, 2011: Rumors out of Vize: VIZE, Greek Federation - Rumors emerged from the Rhodopian consulate today that the meetings are to do with the establishment of some sort of new treaty. It is unknown as to what end this is for, however.

July 28th, 2011: Workers, university officials finish preparations for Texas Constitutional Convention: NACOGDOCHES, (East) Republic of Texas - Workers finished preparations Thursday on the Stephen F. Austin University campus for the Texas Constitutional Convention that will begin Monday, August 1 and last at least through the end of the week.

Voters in eight survivor states across the former U.S. state of Texas - West Texas, the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Central Texas, the city states of Borger, Graham and Paris and the host (East) Republic of Texas - approved the constitution in a special referendum on May 31. Since then, delegates from each of the eight states were chosen to officially represent their states and sign the constitution for the Republic of Texas, the nation that would unify them into one entity in early 2012.

The delegates have since arrived in Nacogdoches, along with thousands of interested observers from across the region, the former United States and dozens of other countries, including Mexico, Brazil, the United American Republic, the ANZC and Canada, as well as representatives of the League of Nations. Media from across the region and many of the other survivor states, along with reporters from Mexico, the Caribbean, the ANZC, Canada, South America, and Europe, are also in town to observe the convention.

A small contingent representing the Committee to Restart the United States of America (CRUSA) is expected to be in Nacogdoches next week as well.

July 28th, 2011: Midwestern city state of Joplin still struggling to get back in business, despite aid from other American nations: JOPLIN, MISSOURI - A press conference was held by Joplin leaders on Thursday to give a "state of the city" address on the Midwestern North American city-state, just over two months after a tornado devastated much of the city and resulted in casualties in the hundreds and extensive property damage.

Relief efforts led by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with assistance from Mexico, Canada, the ANZC and every U.S. survivor nation, have led to the restoration of basic services to the area. However, hundreds of people remain homeless, living in Red Cross shelters set up outside of Joplin, and officials estimate the town might not be fully restored until the fall of 2012.

Joplin leaders have been negotiating with regional and Mexican corporations about establishing presences in the town to add much-needed jobs to the area, not just for those still living in Joplin but to attract the hundreds who have left the area for perceived better conditions in nearby Hannibal, Cape Girardeau, Hot Springs and as far away as Kentucky and north Texas.

July 25th, 2011: Announcement by the Japanese Diet Kyoto, JAPAN - Takahiro Eda, the Prime Minster of Japan, has announced that after many months of discussions in the Diet a new Emperor will take the vacant Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan on the 29th September 2011, 29 years to the day after the previous Emperor, Hirohito (now known as Emperor Shōwa) was officially declared dead. Yoshihisa Nakashima was born in Nagoya on 22nd January 1968 (aged 43) and he is the great grandson of Emperor Komei (1831-1867). The future Emperor Nakashima is married and has two daughters and a son.

July 19th, 2011: Pirinski Trial Opens: SMOLYAN, Rhodope - The trial of Georgi Pirinski, Jr., former Chairman of the Council of Ministers with the Vidin regime, began today with passionate opening statements by both the prosecutor and Pirinski's Siberian lawyers. Given the mountains of evidence obtained by the Rhodopian government, the trial is expected to take several months.

July 18th, 2011: Last Uprising Crushed; Government Meeting with Vidinites: KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia - Reports out of Serbia today indicate that the last of the uprisings against General Božidar Delić following his seizure of power has been crushed in Northern Vojvodina. The few survivors fled northwards into the Hungarian Wastes.

Also, it has been observed that the leaders of the Vidinites that took refuge in Serbia following the conclusion of the Rhodopian-Vidinite War met with the General today. It is unknown as to what the meeting entailed, but it is believed that it will be announced soon, likely after the trial of Pirinski starts in Smolyan tomorrow.

July 15th, 2011: Announcement of Official Greek-Rhodopian Alliance:  SKYROS, Greek Federation - Rumor has had it for several months, since the conclusion of the Second Sicilian War, that the Greek and Rhodopian governments would make their quasi-alliance into an official one. Today, these rumors where confirmed when a surprise press conference was announced at Skyros, where the emperor-designate, the Rhodopian ambassador, and the Speaker of the Greek Parliament all signed a Treaty, to be known as the Treat of Skyros, establishing the alliance. Much of the agreement will take effect immediately, but any concrete defense obligations will only begin on January 1st, 2012.

Rumors have also surfaced that the Crimean, Rhodopian, and Transylvanian consuls in Thrace, along with representatives of the Greek Government, have also been meeting in Thrace the last few weeks. It is unknown at this time as to what it could be for, however.

July 11th, 2011: Title of the Greek Monarch Announced: SKYROS, Greek Federation - The Greek government today announced that Bahaa el-Din Ahmed Hussein el-Akkad, monarch designate of the Greek Federation, will be named to the title of emperor. Given the nature of the Federation, Greek politicians thought that this made the most sense, despite any issues it may cause diplomatically, especially with the Sultanate.

July 1st, 2011: Identity of the Future Bride of the Greek Monarch Announced: SKYROS, Greek Federation - It was rumored last month that he would marry a daughter of one of the claimants from the former Royal House, so long as she converted too. Today, this proved true when it was announced that Bahaa, as per his request, and under the conditions of the agreement signed by all candidates, would marry Cia-Rosemarie Bernadotte, a daughter of the very man he beat out for the title, Carl Johan Gustaf Vilhelm Count Bernadotte, on the day of his coronation, after they had both converted.

June 2011
June 22nd 2011: Election Results Announced in Essex:  CHELMSFORD, Essex - Following yesterday's election, Jim Barker-McCardle becomes High Minister, ousting the incumbent Lee Evans. Winning by a margin of as little as 3% of the electorate, Barker-McCardle's victory is controversial but Evans has not contested the vote and congratulated the new High Minister, who will formally assume the position at sundown today.

June 18th 2011: New Cardinals Announced: VATICAN, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Today, Pope Anthony I announced that nine new cardinals have been appointed. These include the Archbishops of Antananarivo, Brentwood, Chihuahua, Corfu, Macau, and Marquette, the newly-appointed Archbishop of Paderborn, the new Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and a new Cardinal-Deacon.

June 18th, 2011: Military Province of Turkmaniston ascended into a viloyat: TÜRKMENABAT, Bukhara - Shukria Raad Alimi, Emir of Bukhara, has today traveled to the city of Türkmeniabat, where she has discussed with the local military and civilian leaders on the matter of the ascension of the military province of Turkmenistan into a civilian province or viloyat. The results were satisfactory to the Türkmenabati populace, with the decision from the Bukharan government to make the Military Province of Turkmenistan a viloyat, renaming it Türkmenabat as well.

June 17th, 2011: Rhodopian Discovery in Former Bulgaria: SMOLYAN, Rhodope - Rhodopian exploration parties in what was formerly Eastern Bulgaria today came across the town of Smyadovo, at the edge of the area where they had expected to find out if long-held rumors of a state held any truth. The locals claim that, after some sort of catastrophe, they are the only survivors from this state. More will come as the locals are interviewed.

June 16th, 2011: Serbian Coup Condemned: NUKA'ALOFA, Tonga - The League of Nations has officially condemned the coup that occurred yesterday in Serbia, calling it, among other things, "bad precedent," "a sign of things to come in the region," and "another spark for the Balkan Powder-keg." This comes right on the heels of reports from Serbia that would=be rebels are being slaughtered, and that the self-declared President and his forces have indeed managed to seize all of the provincial capitals as well.

June 15th, 2011: Coup in Serbia: KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia - Today, General Božidar Delić of the Serbian Army led troops into the National Assembly, arresting many of the members and shooting some as well. Similar actions are being reported from the provincial capitals, and both the elected President and Prime Minister are dead. Božidar has declared himself President, and that the time has come to "take back what is rightfully ours." Rebellions have already begun, but with the tacit support of the Serbian military behind the coup, they are likely to be crushed. June 15th 2011: Aftershocks in Christchurch: CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, ANZC - A strong aftershock of magnitude 5.0 hit the city today, causing several buildings damaged further in

June 15th, 2011: Aftershocks in Christchurch: CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, ANZC - A strong aftershock of magnitude 5.0 hit the city today, causing several buildings damaged further in the quake two days ago to collapse.the quake two days ago to collapse.

June 15th, 2011: Status of Puyehue Volcano Eruption: SANTIAGO,  - The Puyehue Volcano, located in Southern Chile, began a new round of eruption on June 4 and since then has forced to the evacuation of some 3500 residents from the nearby areas. Also, the clouds of ash produced by the eruption has caused the disruption of flights in Chile, the, and, recently, in Oceania.

June 13th, 2011: Another Massive Earthquake in Christchurch: CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, ANZC - A shallow Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake, with an epicenter about 13km from the centre of the city and only 6kms deep has again struck Christchurch in the ANZC. Buildings damaged in the previous two large quakes in the last year collapsed, and one person is confirmed dead. Given the significant number of aftershocks from the September quake, another strong quake such as that one is quite likely to occur at some point in the next year.

June 12th, 2011: 2011 Turkish General Election Results: KONYA, Turkey - Voters in the Sultanate of Turkey have reelected the New Turkiye Party (YTP) to a third term in power. Led by their new party leader and now Grand Vizier, Ali Babacan, the YTP plans to push forward with its current agenda. However, there have been growing gains made the opposition as the YTP demonstrates increasingly authoritarian control over Turkish politics.

June 10th, 2011: Nordic Union Expands: STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nordic Union - On this day, President of the Nordic Union Halldór Ásgrímsson announced the third expansion of the Nordic Union. The Sampi and Novgorod Republics were formally admitted as members, and by their own request, the duchies of Courland and Lithuania were formally admitted as observers, like North Germany was admitted last year. While it is known that these parties have been in negotiations about the matter for quite some time, it is believed that the recent expansion by Siberia in this direction caused things to happen faster than would have been the case otherwise.

June 4th, 2011: Hint at the Identity of the Woman who will Marry Bahaa: SKYROS, Greek Federation - Sources from inside the Federation government today have anonymously released to the media today that Bahaa will be marrying a daughter of one of the claimants descended from the former Greek Royal House, provided one was willing and would convert if needed. Government officials refuse to comment on the matter, however.

May 2011
May 31, 2011: Texas survivor republics overwhelmingly approve constitution: MIDLAND, West Texas - Voters in seven survivor states across the former U.S. state of Texas overwhelmingly approved a constitution for the nation that would unify them into one entity by 2012.

A majority vote (51 percent or more) was required for full passage of the referendum, which required voters to ask if they approved the constitution of the Republic of Texas. The breakdown is as follows:


 * West Texas 92% yes, 7% no, 1% undecided


 * Eastern Texas 94% yes, 5% no, 1% undecided


 * RGV 96% yes, 2% no, 2% undecided


 * Graham 83% yes, 13% no, 4% undecided


 * Paris 86% yes, 8% no, 6% undecided


 * Borger 67% yes, 11% no, 22% undecided


 * Association of Central Texas 84% yes, 12% no, 4% undecided

The seven states have begun to choose delegates for a constitutional convention at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches in August to approve the new constitution.

May 21st, 2011: Joplin devastated by massive tornado. JOPLIN, MISSOURI - Severe storms rocked the Joplin area on Saturday killing at least 120 people, leaving close to a 1000 injured and an unknown number homeless. More severe weather is expected in the same areas as well as the former states of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas over the next few days. President Brad Ellsworth of Kentucky has pledged to help Joplin any way they can and have already deployed search and rescue forces to the Joplin area.

May 9th, 2011 : The 14th GLONASS satellite finally launched KRASNOYARSK, USSR- The 14th GLONASS satellite, the Потёмкин (Potemkin), was launched today from the USSR, finishing their involvement in the third stage of launches. A spokesperson said that the delay was unfortunate, but that the launches would go on as planned.

9th May, 2011: After effects of the Ur Alba War

The death toll for the Ur Alba war was high


 * Ur Alba - 2187
 * Celtic Alliance - 832
 * RCTA - 27
 * Northumbrian Army/Rheged Militia - 34
 * Scottish civilians - 197
 * Southern English Navy - 15

In addition 774 Ur Alba Troops were captured and taken to a POW camp outside Douglas, Isle of Mann.

Directly after the war the Celtic Alliance signed an agreement with Northumbria, Cleveland and Southern England to help set up a democratic government in Scotland. They decide to make the seat of government in Edinburgh.

There has also been a decision that a group of Cleveish, Northumbrian, Celts and Southern English politicians and developers will lead the country until a true democratic Scottish government can be established

After the war the allied nations decided to divide up some of the land that Ur Alba had conquered in the past two years.


 * Celtic Alliance will get the Irish Sea coastline including the towns of Ayr and Dumfries and east to the former A76.


 * Northumbria will get a border with the Celtic Alliance along the southern section of the old A76. It also gets the towns of Lockerbie and Moffat, all land south of the A706 including the towns of Selkirk, Hawick, Melrose, Jedburgh, Kelso, Galashiels, Duns and the port of Eyemouth on the North Sea coast.

8th May, 2011 : Clevelander reaches summit of Everest BASE CAMP IV, MT Everest Alan Hinkes returns to Base Camp IV after successfully reaching the summit of Mount Everest at just before 11am on the 7th of May 2011. He has severe frostbite to his left hand after loosing his outer glove on the summit while taking photographs, he expects to be returning to the by the end of the month.

8th May, 2011: Fall of Ur Alba PEEBLES, Ur Alba    /  During the night roughly 2500 civilians evacuated Peebles with the allied troops giving safe passage to women and children, all men were searched and anyone showing allegiance to the Ur Alba military or the Chamberhouse were taken into custody and taken to a camp near the Northumbrian town of Carlisle.

At 10am the bombardment of the capital city of Peebles begins, the CA air force begins by dropping bombs on the main bridge across the River Tweed in the city centre, effectively cutting the city in half and by destroying Venlaw Castle, the seat of the Chamberhouse. The allied troops begin by firing mortars and heavy artillery into the west and south of the city. Celtic Alliance troops advance quickly from the west across the former Golf club land and with 100 troop moving across the north of the city, taking up position on the high ground above the city. They begin mortaring the city centre.

At 10.30am the Ur Alba troops begin their attack along the Edinburgh Road dividing the troops on the high ground the east from the main CA troops, they then begin the attack on the CA troops on the high ground, however due to the steepness of the ground and the defending CA troop the Ur Alba troops take heavy casualties and by 11.20am they withdraw back to the city centre.

In the south RCTA and Northumbrian army troops with the assistance of the CA air force attack the south of the city beginning at 11am, the majority of the south falls quickly, however there are two areas of stiff resistance, one between the destroyed main bridge and the main weir across the river and another near a small footbridge in the west of the city. It takes nearly an hour for the footbridge to fall and another two hours for the main bridge to fall. casualties on both sides are heavy with 150 allied troops and over 200 Ur Alba troops dying and many more being injured. Once the south of the city had fallen to the allies they begin to make their way the footbridge and across the River Tweed at the weir at 12pm, at 12.15pm the footbridge that the allied troops are using explodes killing nearly 50 allied troops, the bridge appeared to have been booby trapped by the Ur Alba troops before they fell.

In the north and west CA troops were slowly advancing across the city heading for the city centre, once they had crossed the main graveyard for the city the fighting became street to street, building to building, bolstered by the RCTA and Northumbrian troops coming across the River Tweed they advance more quickly and they take the 'old town' at 2pm. There are several Ur Alba attacks during the day, mainly they are weak and ineffective however at 3.40pm there is a major attack from the east, 300 Ur Alba troops attack down the main High Street, they fight well but the majority of them are killed within the first few minutes of the attack, by 4pm the attack had faltered and the Ur Alba troop withdraw to the far end of the High Street.

By 4.30pm all Ur Alba troops west of a small river known as the Cuddy (otherwise known as the Eddleston Water) have been defeated and only the area north of the Tweed and east of the Cuddy. By 5pm Celtic troops had begun attacking the city from the north along the Edinburgh Road and along the main High Street and a battalion of 300 men from the RCTA have crossed the Tweed to the east of the city and are attacking along the Innerleithen Road back towards the City centre.

At 7pm 500 Ur Alba troops slowly appear on Eastgate waving white flags, they approach the Celtic soldiers and ask to surrender, they carry a hand written letter signed by Chairman Macintire and four other members of the Chamberhouse declaring an unconditional surrender of all Ur Alba military to the allies.

By 8pm all Ur Alba troops have surrendered to the allies, members of the RCTA enter the old Peebles Community Center on Walkers Haugh in the east of the city and find Chairman Macintire, he is dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound alongside him are General MacDonald, the head of the Ur Alba Army and three other unidentified people assumed to be members of the Chamberhouse.

7th May, 2011: Allied troops surround Ur Alba Capital city    /  After the attacks on the town of Dumfries, the allied troops have begun to move towards the Ur Alba capital city of Peebles. The has once again given their final warning to the Chamberhouse to unconditionally surrender or face a military attack. There has been no reply.

By 2pm the allied troops had set up positions around Peebles, the Celtic air force drops leaflets over the city telling all civilians to get out of the city overnight as bombardment and attack will occur tomorrow.

Total troops around Peebles are:
 * Celtic Alliance - 2500
 * RCTA - 700
 * Northumbrian Army - 300
 * Rheged Militia - 200

There are an estimated 3000 Ur Alba troops in Peebles itself.

6th May 2011: Second attempt on Mt Everest summit BASE CAMP IV, MT EVEREST The weather has broken around Mount Everest and is expected to stay fine for the next few days, mountineer Alan Hinkes has said he expects that the attempt will begin before daybreak on the 7th of May.

6th May, 2011: Assault on Dumfries    / At daybreak the attack began on the Ur Alba town of Dumfries, the resistance from the town was extreamly heavy and the fight continued for the remainder of the day, by 5pm the majority of the town had fell to the allied troops with only a small area on the east bank of the River Cree around the St George's church.

The battle continued until 7pm when approximately 50 Ur Alba troops charged the allied lines, they were shot down before they could reach the forward allied lines, the remaining 60 men inside the church surrendered shortly afterwards and have been transported to the POW camp on the Isle of Mann.

Casualties for the day were very high


 * Celtic Alliance: Dead - 197, injured - 72
 * Northumbrian Army: Dead - 5, injured - 17
 * Rheged Militia: Dead - 7, injured - 22
 * Ur Alba: Dead - 372, injured - 87, captured - 72

May 5th, 2011 : Operation Northern Hammer begins KRASNOYARSK, USSR- Siberian officials announced today that USSR forces began the already announced campaign of "northern reunification" with Soviet Karelia. The push will last for about two months, in which time a new territory will be formed and the LoN will officially recognize Siberian claims to the acquired territory.

5th May, 2011 : Last diplomatic alternative fails    /  At 8am the government of the Celtic Alliance contacted the Chamberhouse in Peebles and asked for the Ur Alba military to surrender unconditionally, if that occurs then the allies military will not attack the heavily populated Ur Alba towns of Dumfries, Lockerbie and Peebles.

The Ur Alba chamberhouse has responded at 10am by saying that ''The people of Ur Alba will never surrender to the imperialistic and hostile invaders that have attack our lands. The Ur Alba people will fight to the last man and the last bullet''.

After this message was received by the Celtic Alliance, CA troops moved to surround the town of Dumfries, it was fully surrounded by 6pm and the bombardment began shortly after 7pm, the CA air force has begun to bomb obvious military targets while the CA Navy has begun bombardment of the town centre.

During the day allied troops also surrounded the town of Lockerbie, however the local civilian population surrendered to the Celtic troops at 5pm rather than be attacked, the civilians had attacked the Ur Alba troops based in the town shortly after the Chamberhouse message.

In the North Sea the SE navy accompanied by the Cleveland battleship HMS Tees has arrived off the Ur Alba coast, they have begun blockading the ports of Eyemouth (Where HMS Tees has been sent), North Berwick and Dunbar.

4th May, 2011: Attacks continue in Ur Alba    /  The Rheged Militia and Northumbrian army took the Ur Alba port town of Annan with very light resistance by 2pm, the Ur Alba army had withdrawn towards the town of Lockerbie before the attack occurred.

In the east the town of Kelso put up a heavier resistance it was only after the 1st brigade of the Green Howards TA broke into the the centre of the town at 2pm that the Ur Alba troops began a strategic withdrawal to the towns of Melrose and Selkirk protecting the road to the Ur Alba capital Peebles, they also retreated from the border town of Coldstream and the towns of Jedburgh and Hawick all three of which have now been taken by the Northumbrian army with the assistance of 2nd brigade of the Green Howards. All forward Northumbrian army and Royal Cleveland Territorial Army troops have taken up station in Galashiels, within one days march of the Ur Alba capital Peebles.

In the west the expected attack on the Ur Alba military town of Newton Stewart began just before daybreak with a sustained bombardment from the Celtic Navy and Air force and mortar and heavy artillery attack from the Celtic infantry the attack was lead from the south from the division based in Creetown as they moved northwards and cut off all the only road to be used as an escape point by the Ur Alba military then at 10am the main attack occurs and after heavy fighting, much of it street to street and even building to building the town was taken by Celtic troops at 5pm, they had suffered heavy losses with 297 Celtic troops killed and another 218 injured, the Ur Alba army suffered much heavier casualties, mainly from the overnight bombardment total killed for the Ur Alba army was 491 dead, 252 injured and 371 captured. the captured Military were taken to the POW camp on the Isle of Mann.

After taking the town 1500 Celtic troops began moving eastwards along the old A712 towards the city of Dumfries. BY nightfall they had reached the Clatteringshaw Loch where they set up base for the night. The troops that had been moving down the Macintire wall have turned east and are heading towards the Ur Alba city of Dumfries

In Cleveland HMS Tees has had her sea trials cut short and has docked in Hartlepool to resupply and receive her final armaments, she is expected to join with the Southern English Navy as the steam northwards toward the Ur Alba North Sea ports tomorrow.

Currently the only towns under Ur Alba control are Dumfries, Lockerbie, which are becoming isolated in the north and Celtic sources believe they will fall in the next two days. Peebles, the capital city, Edinburgh, which only has a small contingent of army, and the ports along the North Sea coast particularly Dunbar, North Berwick and Eyemouth.

Fatalities, injured and captured totals (to the end of the 4th of May) are:


 * Celtic Alliance: Dead - 557, Injured - 320, Captured (MIA) - 1
 * Ur Alba: Dead -1127, Injured - 391 , Captured (MIA) - 553
 * RCTA: Dead - 1, Injured - 27, Captured - 0
 * Northumbrian Army: Dead - 4, Injured 12, Captured - 0
 * Rheged Militia: Dead - 1, Injured 9, Captured - 0

Total dead - 1690 and injured - 759.

3rd May, 2011: ongoing attacks in the Ur Alba war The high ground of Drumphail was finally cleared of Ur Alba troop at 11am, the high ground of Knockfell was attacked by Celtic ground forces t daybreak after being bombarded by the Celtic navy all night. Resistance was strong and the land had been heavily mined but Knockfell fall cleared by 6pm with the loss of 129 Celtic troops and 300+ Ur Alba troops, another 121 Ur Alba troops were captured and removed to the POW camp on the Isle of Mann.

With the fall of Knockfell the Celtic troops moved quickly so that by nightfall Celtic troops were within range of the west of Newton Stewart, which had been bombarded all night from the Celtic air force, although there were sporadic mortar attacks from the town the Celtic troops dug in for the night as the mortars were not aimed well and appeared to be being fired blind.

During the early morning the 1500 Celtic troops at Blackshaw came under attack from Ur Alba troops protecting Dumfries, the Celtic troops successfully repulsed four separate attacks during the day with no loss of life on the Celtic side.

In the north Celtic troops continued along the Macintire wall, destroying it as they went, during the day they has sparce, sporadic resistance and suffered no injuries or losses and had reached the abandoned town of Ironmacannie.

Also in the north 3000 men have continued their way southwards along the old A74 when they reached the town of Beattock 2000 men continued along the A74 towards the town of Lockerbie the 1000 others moved down the old A701 towards the north of the town of Dumfries.

Troops moving along the MacDonald wall took heavier fighting particularly where the Galloway Forest reached the east side of the defensive wall, the Celtic Alliance lost nearly 50 men in the fighting but by nightfall the troops had reached the banks of the River Cree, they set up their night base in a large selection of farm buildings just north of Newton Stewart.

During the day 300 more Celtic troops landed at the town of Creetown on the east bank of the mouth of the River Cree, they set up base in the town. It is expected that the Ur Alba military base at Newton Stewart will be attacked in the next few days as the Celtic Alliance now has troop bases at its north, south and west.

Also during the day a selection of Rheged Militia, Northumbrian and Cleveland army troops broke across the southern border of Ur Alba with the Rheged Militia and a contingent of Northumbria troops moving towards the lightly defended west Ur Alba town of Annan while in the east a division of the Royal Cleveland Territorial Army and a contingent of Northumbrian Army moved to attack the more heavily defended town of Kelso.

2nd May, 2011: CA - Ur Alba war  - During the morning of the 2nd May Celtic Alliance troops begin landing in the newly captured port of Ayr, 1200 troops land and 500 troops begin moving south along the coast towards the MacDonald Wall destroying abandoned Ur Alba military facilities as they travel, by the evening of the 2nd they have reached the town of Given at the north end of the MacDonald wall.

Another 500 men begin traveling along the northern section of the Macintire wall destroying the wall as they went, by nightfall they had reached the ruins of the town of Dalmellington.

Around the port of Stranrear the Celtic troops have begun to push the Ur Alba troops from the high ground overlooking Stranraer, the high ground of Balmurrie, Drumphail and Carscreugh have been cleared or significantly cleared with the Ur Alba troops retreating to the ruined town of Newton Stewart. However the high ground of Knock Fell and Beneraird has significant numbers of Ur Alba troops heavily dug in.

With the main part of the Ur Alba troops massing in the ruins of Newton Stewart the Celtic air force has begun bombing raids on the military base there.

At 2pm five landing craft land 1500 troops at Blackshaw, south of the Ur Alba city of Dumfries. They set up a base at the mouth of the River Nith.

2nd May, 2011: Kingdoms of Northumbria and Cleveland join the CA/Southern England side - After talks with the Government and Military of the Celtic Alliance the Kingdoms of Cleveland and Northumbria have signed an agreement to move into Ur Alba territory to take the towns of Annan in the west and Kelso in the east from the Ur Alba military. This military action will begin on the 3rd May 2011.

2nd May 2011: Clevelander make 1st attempt at Everest summit MT EVEREST BASE CAMP IV, Alan Hinkes has made hit first attempt on the summit of Mount Everest, he was turned back with 500 feet to go due to heavy weather, he expects the weather to break on the 7th or 8th of May at which point he will make another attempt.

May 1st, 2011: The bulk of USSR forces to return home, KSOR forces move into Nicaragua :- MANAGUA, Nicaragua- Today, the mission of the Siberian forces operating on the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border was officially given to KSOR forces, while the bulk of the USSR's forces will head home in the following few days. The 15000 strong force will operate under the leadership of Cuban officers, while the USSR will commit a 1000 men as advisers. Siberian leadership has named the move, "an effort to return power to our Caribbean brothers in their own affairs". However, it has been suggested that this move has come at this time as Siberian officials will proceed to repatriate land in the north of the former Soviet Union and need all available forces.

1st May, 2011: Capture of the Ur Alba port of Ayr  At daybreak four landing craft land near the Ur Alba port of Ayr, two land at the former Prestwick golf club another two land on the north side of the mouth of the River Doon, in total they land 500 troops, they quickly move to take the port to stop attacks by the Ur Alba Navy.

By 10am the CA troops have taken the south side of the River Ayr and in the north they have moved to with 500 meters of the port itself, the Celtic troops have been helped by a large number of local population who are loyal to the Celtic Alliance.

The Ur Alba troops based in the port are putting up a strong resistance, but as there are only estimated to be 200 Ur Alba men in the port facility.

At approximately 12.30pm the port facility at Ayr falls to the Celtic Alliance, the surviving 129 Ur Alba troops are captured and taken to a facility for prisoners of war on the Isle of Mann.

Fatalities are 37 Celtic troops killed, 58 injured and 116 Ur Alba troops killed, 43 injured, 129 captured.

5000+ Troops have begun moving south and east from Glasgow, quickly taking land from the Ur Alba reserve troops. Rumours around the Celtic Alliance say that there are plans to take Peebles by the end of May.

April 2011
29th-30th April 2011:Bombardment of Stranraer During the night of the 29th and into the early morning of the 30th April the Celtic Alliance lands a further 2000 troops on the beaches around Stranraer territory, they also bring more self propelled guns, tanks and other military vehicles.

At daybreak CA military jets begin bombing Ur Alba positions on the high ground to the east of Stranraer, Ur Alba troops defend themselves using anti-aircraft guns and surface to air missiles, two CA jets are shot down during the morning, one pilot is killed and another bails out over unfriendly territory, his condition is currently unknown. Ur Alba troops began the bombardment of the port town of Stranraer at 10am using mobile artillery and mortars. CA troops in the town have returned fire.

At 1pm, five armed fishing vessels of the Ur Alba Navy appear to the north of Stranraer territory, two CA frigates and 1 CA destroyer moved north to intercept them, they attack at long range so that the Ur Alba vessels cannot return fire, three Ur Alba vessels are seriously damaged and one sinks, the surviving vessels retreat to the port of Ayr, two frigates follow them and blockade the port to stop them returning to sea.

29th April 2011: Celtic troops land near Stranraer At 6am three landing craft land at the former Wigtownshire golf club on the south coast, they carry 500 men from the Celtic Alliance Special Forces, with 5 Abbot self propelled guns. They make their way to Stranraer to bolster the military there.

At 12 noon two CA Frigates begin the bombardment of the high ground where the Ur Alba troops are based, they bombard the high ground for two hours before switching to bombarding the former A75, A710, A711 and A712 roads that run from the Macintire wall through the MacDonald wall to the frontline. There plans are to cut off the supply lines to the Ur Alba troops.

28th April, 2011:Attacks continue in Ur Alba - Celtic Alliance war -Reports have begun to arrive in the Chamberhouse that the Celtic Alliance are massing troops,planes, ships and landing craft along the Ulster coastline, particularly the port of Larne which is only 30 miles from the Celtic port of Stranraer.

In response Ur Alba troops have advanced into Celtic Alliance territory and taken up positions on the high ground to the east overlooking the port near the Luce River, they are within mortar range of the port itself.

April 28th, 2011: The USSR confirms they have been amassing troops on western border :KRASNOYARSK, USSR- A Siberian spokesperson officially confirmed that the information presented by the Nordic Union is indeed true and that troops are being prepared for acquisition of former Soviet territory to the northwest. He went on to assure the global community that this was not an act of violence against any single country and that officially recognized LoN states are not the target of this expansion. The primary focus will be to annex Soviet Karelia, after a referendum in the country determined their desire to join the USSR.

April 27th, 2011: Southern England declares war on Ur Alba RYDE, Southern England - The Federal Republic of the Isle of Wight and Sussex has declared war on the nation of Ur Alba. In response to the naval battle off Stranraer, the Republic has declared that it cannot allow an attack on merchant vessels to go unpunished. The Republican Navy has dispatched its main task force to the region with the Flagship RNV Isle of Wright arriving this evening with Republican military leaders on board.

April 27th, 2011: Official declaration of war from Celtic Alliance: DUBLIN, Celtic Alliance - An official response to the attack on the Celtic Alliance Navy Vessel Wexford:

''After the blatant and horrific attack on the CNDF Wexford by the Navy of the nation of Ur Alba, that killed 34 Celtic sailors and injured another 12, an official state of war is declared between the nation of Ur Alba and the Alliance of Celtic Peoples, otherwise known as the Celtic Alliance. Further information will follow''

April 27th, 2011: Naval battle off Stranraer territory :  OFF STRANRAER TERRITORY, Celtic Alliance - The two armed Celtic merchant vessels leave the Celtic port of Stranraer, they take heavy fire from the Ur Alba Navy. One is rammed by an Ur Alba fishing vessel causing severe damage to the hull of the merchant vessel and some flooding, causing the deaths of men aboard. The Celtic Alliance destroyer CNDF Dublin fires upon the Ur Alba Navy after a stray bullet strikes the bridge. It fires two anti-shipping missiles, one hits one of the armed fishing vessels broadside at the water level, blowing the vessel into two, it sinks within minutes, killing all on board.

In a surprise to the Celtic destroyers, the Ur Alba navy returns fire with their own anti-shipping missiles which were appeared to based on the Exocet missile. Four missiles were launched, one from each remaining vessel, three miss however one strikes the CNDF Wexford between deck one and deck two, roughly midships, it exploded killing 27 men outright and causes a major fire on board. CNFD Dublin fires missiles on the remaining Ur Alba vessels, sinking another one and causing the remainder of Ur Alba fleet to scatter. It then moves in to assist the CNDF Wexford.

It takes all injured and non-essential staff off the CNDF Wexford and sends its own fire crews aboard to assist in the fire fighting. Both vessels retreat to a safe distance under their own power. It takes 5 hours to put the fire out on the CNDF Wexford.

In total 34 Celtic sailors, 7 men on the rammed merchant vessel, and 54 Ur Alba sailors die in the attacks. A further 44 sailors of all nationalities are injured.

April 26th, 2011: Soviet Karelia votes on admission to the USSR; Siberian forces reported to be amassing on their western border : - WCRB sources have been informed that after the referendum the PSSRR had in early April a vast majority of the populace decided to join the USSR as soon as circumstances allow it. Siberian officials were pleased to hear of this, and were happy to agree to this merging. When asked, however, about the massing troops on the very edge of their border, which was discovered by Nordic Union scout planes, officials neither confirmed or denied the allegation.

April 26th, 2011: Celtic Alliance destroyers take position of the Stranraer coast :  OFF STRANRAER TERRITORY, Celtic Alliance. - After attacks by the Ur Alba Navy on Celtic Alliance merchant vessels entering the Celtic port of Stranraer, two Celtic Alliance Destroyers (CNDF Dublin and CNDF Wexford) have taken up station off the coast to assist with the entry and exit of merchant vessels from the port. They have been given orders to only fire when fired upon.

April 24th, 2011: The 13th GLONASS satellite is launched, after facing several difficulties at takeoff: The third stage of GLONASS launches began today in the USSR with some difficulties. Siberian officials have revealed that the "Удачливый", or "Lucky", barely made it off the ground as a malfunction in the propulsion system almost put the satellite in jeopardy. In the end though, the satellite reached orbit and it seems that it is intact. The second Siberian launch will be postponed and will take place in two weeks, as experts want to make sure that the incident does not occur again.

21st April, 2011: Southern England condemns Scottish military actions RYDE, Southern England

The Parliament of Southern England today met in Ryde to condemn the Scottish actions against the Celtic Alliance. In an official statement by Peter Brand the Republic's parliament stated that; "Although we recognize that the Scottish government has legitimate concerns involving the Celtic Alliance they should be resolved through diplomatic channels. We cannot condone military action on Scotland's part and while we hope that their is a peaceful solution we will place our naval forces under Celtic command should this solution not be reached."

20th April, 2011: Celtic Alliance response to Ur Alba military action DUBLIN, Celtic Alliance - In an offical response to the Ur Alba military blockading the Celtic port of Stranraer.

''What the Ur Alba government and military are doing around the territory surrounding the Celtic port of Stranraer effectively is an act of premeditated warmongering, if any Ur Alba troops set foot on Celtic land or attack any vessels attempting to enter the port of Stranraer we will class that as a declaration of war on the Celtic Alliance. Any response to this act will be swift and it will be final, this is a warning to the Chariman Macintire, if your military tries to invade we will destroy it before it threatens any Celtic citizens''

19th April, 2011: Ur Alba blockading Celtic Alliance territoryPEBBLES, Ur Alba - One of the main military leaders Johnathan MacDonald has announced that 12 divisions of Ur Alba Infantry as well as 3 units of Heavy Calvary, 3 units of Light Calvary and 4 units of Special Service Infantry (making a total of 8600 men) have taken up station near the border with the Celtic Alliance territory around the town of Stranraer with the intention of reclaiming the area for the Scottish homeland from the 'Imperialistic Celts' peacefully and with as little disruption to locals as possible.

Chairman Macintire has already sent messengers to the leadership of the town of Stranraer asking for the town and surrounding territories to vote on a referendum on joining Ur Alba and leaving the Celtic Alliance.

In order for the decision of the town of Stranraer to be made more quickly four vessels of the Ur Alba navy have set up station to discourage the Celtic Alliance Navy for interfering in what it believes is effectively a Scottish matter

Celtic Response

An official Celtic Alliance statement has yet to be announced, however news has been filtering out of the territory of Stranraer. Many people are hoping that if they vote in the referendum not to leave the Celtic Alliance that the military of Ur Alba may back down, but many believe that even if the vote goes that way that the leadership of Ur Alba will not listen and will try and invade. If this happens the majority of the population believe it will be a short battle with Ur Alba severely out-manned and outgunned by the Alliance military.

With the port effectively being blockaded by the Ur Alba Navy many local families are making their way to smaller bays in hopes that they can be evacuated before military action begins.

April 19th, 2011: Cleveland Football Association changes name MIDDLESBROUGH, Kingdom of Cleveland - The Cleveland Football Association (CFA) has announced that from the beginning of the 2011/12 season, with the inclusion of team from the Kingdom of Northumbria into the football league, that the CFA will become the Albion Football Association or AFA.

April 19, 2011: King Andrew extends North American tour King Andrew I of New Britain, who has been on a tour of North American states with links to the former Commonwealth, has extended his tour. He has spent a long period of time in Victoria, Yukon, Alaska, and both Canadas. He was due to return to New Britain soon, but as word of Yukon considering recognition of his legitimacy to the throne of Yukon, he has extended the tour and has returned to the Yukon.

April 18, 2011: Yukon Territorial Assembly votes to recognize King Andrew of New Britain as King of the Yukon WHITEHORSE, Yukon - After weeks of debate in the Territorial Assembly on the subject, and especially in light of events occurring in the former United States, today a vote was held on the matter of what to do with the subject of the Crown, in relation to King Andrew. In a vote of 16 to 9, the Assembly passed the measure, officially recognizing King Andrew as King of the Yukon, pending approval from the various communities in the confederation. A special session has been called for on September 9th, in order to finalize the matter before winter.

April 13, 2011: Pro-US demonstrations in Vermont capital take strange twist, after leaders questioned about CRUSA financing and involvementBURLINGTON, Vermont - Peaceful demonstrations in the Vermont capital of Burlington calling for union with the United States of America successor government took a bizarre twist Wednesday. Twenty-seven members of the Liberty Party gathered in front of President Jim Douglas's residence Wednesday morning, holding signs, singing the Star-Spangled Banner and passing out literature to passers-by. They marched to the Vermont State House, where various members took turns reading the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, before wrapping up with a 5-minute speech calling for all of the American "survivor nations" to reunite as one country "under the Stars and Stripes".

VBS Radio reported that as the group was breaking up, Vermont Bureau of Investigation agents asked to speak with the organizers; one agreed, while three others refused and began walking 'briskly' back to the Liberty Party headquarters eight blocks away from the State House. Those three - two men, one woman - were picked up by VBI officials three blocks down and taken to VBI headquarters for questioning. VBI spokeswoman Katherine Seelings told VBS Radio only that the Liberty Party organizers were 'persons of interest', and had no comment on a report that ran on Vermont News/Talk Radio Wednesday night and a related story to run in the Manchester Union-Leader newspaper Thursday morning.

Union-Leader reporters, speaking to government officials on the condition of anonymity, learned that the Liberty Party organizers were asked about financing and influence by the Committee to Reform The United States of America (CRUSA), and potential actions by the organization aimed at destablizing the Vermont government. President Douglas was not in the capital on Wednesday, as he was on the third day of a week-long trip to Canada and Saguenay; Douglas's press secretary had no comment Wednesday night for CBC reporters who asked him about the demonstration and the allegations.

April 8, 2011 : The USSR anounces the intergration of the Ural teritory into the Rusian SFSR and the Kazakh SSR Krasnoyarsk.

USSR chairman Aman Tuleyev today anounced the formal intergration of the Ural teritory into the Russian and Kazakh SSR's. This extends the USSR's teritory further to the west and allows the USSR to plan for its further expansion later in the year.

April 8, 2011 : The USSR pledges support to Japan Krasnoyarsk. The USSR extends help to the Japanese government in light of the recent earthquake, tsunami and radioactive leakage. Siberian scientists have been dispatched to assess the damage and Humanitarian aid will begin arriving soon.

April 4, 2011 : The Japanese government makes its first offical response about the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

In a joint message to the League of Nations, and the governments of the ANZC and the USSR it reads as follows:

The Japanese nation has suffered its worse natural disaster since records began, the disaster that befell the nations east coast has almost surpassed the damage from the 'so called' Doomsday events of 1983.

''The great nation of Japan is saddened to report that the earthquake, tsunami and radioactive leaks from nuclear reactors has killed over 275,000 of our people, it is possible that the death toll will never be known. Many towns have been removed from maps, with the remains swept clean.''

The Japanese nation cannot rebuild the devastated regions alone, we are asking for international help from friends and allies across the world

March 2011
30th March 2011: Death of Queen of Northumbria The Witain of Northumbria is saddened to report that last night after evening dinner, Queen Isobel Jane Percy, wife of King George, suffered a suspected massive stroke, although medical care was administered within 30 minutes of her collapse she did not regain conciousness and died shortly after 10pm with her husband King George and youngest child Prince Max at her side. Northumbria has entered an offical one week period of mourning, state funeral details will follow.

March 26, 2011: US President Campbell urges co-operation with CRUSA. TORRINGTON, USA. At 7:30 pm local time, US President met with reporters in a rare news conference to announce his support for Dr. John F. Kennedy, Jr., 50, originally of the US state of New York and long-time resident of the ANZC. Kennedy, the chairman of the Committee to Restore the USA, is the son and namesake of one of the most revered presidents of the United States in history - John F. Kennedy - who was slain just three days before his third birthday. Kennedy, a graduate of the University of Delhi Law School who went on to get his doctorate at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, has been active with the CRUSA since its inception in 1995. In supporting Kennedy, though, Campbell made it clear that the US government had not intention of "taking over" any former US states against the will of the citizens of those states. He said: "Though the Constitution does not require that we reclaim lost land to the last acre, nor even to grow beyond our present borders, it does give us the mandate to provide a just and equitable existence to Americans everywhere. I look forward to working with Dr. Kennedy in what promises to be an exciting campaign to reconnect with our brothers and sisters from 'sea to shining sea.' "

26th March 2011:Clevelander arrives at 1st base camp of Mount Everest BASE CAMP, MT EVEREST, After delays in Nepal caused by late heavy snows Alan Hinkes has finally arrived in south base camp, his plans are to acclimatise at 5,360m for two weeks before making exploratory climbs on the southeast ridge, he expects that due to the time since the last major expedition to the area he will have to re-pin and re-rope the majority of the ridge, particularly the Khumbu icefall, this is expected to take about a week. After re-rigging from south base camp to base camp I, he will move to base camp I for the re-rigging of the the path from Base camp I (6,065m) to Base Camp IV (7,920m) this is expected to take between two and three weeks.

He expects to arrive in Base camp IV in early May with an attempt on the summit (8,848m) within two days of arrival.

March 16th, 2011: Winner Announced in the Election for the Greek Monarchy: SKYROS, Greek Federation - Today, it was announced, after two separate recounts of the votes, that by a margin of 3.4%, Bahaa el-Din Ahmed Hussein el-Akkad has eked out a narrow victory over Carl Johan Gustaf Vilhelm Count Bernadotte, 51.7% to 48.3%. As such, Bahaa will be the person crowned by the Federation on October 28th, 2011. It is unknown at this time if he will be crowned as Emperor, or King, however.

March 14th, 2011: Second stage of the Greek Monarch Vote: SKYROS, Greek Federation - Voting began early this morning in the second stage of the vote. Bahaa el-Din Ahmed Hussein el-Akkad and Carl Johan Gustaf Vilhelm Count Bernadotte are, as of the latest opinion polls, effectively tied, so the result is anyone's guess.

13th March 2011 : Japanese earthquake upgraded to Magnitude 9 ANZC geologists have upgraded the earthquake that struck of the east coast of the Japanese islands from magnitude 8.9 to magnitude 9 earthquake, making it the fourth largest earthquake ever recorded.

March 12, 2011, 12am GMT: Second earthquake hits off central Japanese coast; LoN pledges aid; minor damage from tsunami-caused waves in MSP, Hawaii: A second, 6.2-6.6 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter off the coast of central Japan was recorded at 4:21 a.m. March 12 local time (7:21 p.m. March 11 GMT), according to seismologists in the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand and the USSR. The ANZC has pledged aid to the region, even as it struggles to recover from the aftermath of a much weaker earthquake that damaged the city of Christchurch weeks ago. The also pledged aid to Japan, as has the USSR, Singapore,  and the United American Republic. Tsunami waves from the earlier quake are expected to reach early Saturday morning local time. On Friday waves as high as seven feet reached Crescent City in the Municipal States of the Pacific, and minor but widespread damage was observed throughout the Hawaiian islands. Similar reports have been received from the Philippines and.

March 11, 2011, 5.46am GMT (2.46pm local): Massive earthquake and tsunami reported off the east coast of Japan; waves hitting the Hawaiian Islands, Philippines, Taiwan; North, South American coastlines on alert: Geoscience ANZC in Brisbane, Australia and Hilo, Hawaii announced a tsunami warning for the entire Pacific Coast coastline, due to a massive earthquake with an approximate magnitude of 8.7 to 8.9 on the MMS scale off the coast of eastern Japan. The earthquake began at 2:47 p.m. local time March 10 (5:47 a.m. GMT) and was monitored by Geoscience ANZC as well as in the USSR. The earthquake would be one of the most powerful recorded quakes in history. The epicenter is believed to be 30 km off the eastern coast of Iwata and Miyagi Prefectures. Information coming out of Japan itself is limited, but local radio is reporting deaths in the hundreds and massive damage along the nation's eastern coastline due to an estimated 10 metre tsunami. Geoscience ANZC's Tsunami Warning Centre in Hilo, Hawaii issued a Tsunami Warning for the entire Pacific Coast coastline from Siberia to Chile. Officials in the Free State of Alaska, Victoria, the and Mexico (along the Baja California coastline and other western Mexican states) are evacuating low-lying areas and coastlines at the present time. The tsunami should reach Chile around 2:51am GMT Saturday morning.

11th March 2011, 5.50am GMT: Massive Earthquake and Tsunami reported off the east coast of Japan: The Hawaii Tsunami Warning Centre announces that due to a massive earthquake with an approximate magnitude of 8.7 to 8.9 on the MMS scale off the coast of eastern Japan, a Tsunami warning for entire Pacific Ocean coastline has been declared. More to follow

11th March 2011:Clevelander arrives at Everest NEPAL, Mountineer Alan Hinkes has arrived in Nepal after a one and a half month journey, he expects to be at the main base camp of Mount Everest by the 24th of March and a first attempt on the summit in mid May.

March 3, 2011, 5:30pm GMT: Announcement of Midland Accords puts Texas Republics one step closer to unification:

MIDLAND, West Texas - The signing of the Midland Accords this morning at the West Texas Capitol Building officially pulls the numerous republics and city-states within the former U.S. state of Texas into a common economic market and military union. It's also one of the key moves seen as critical for merging West Texas; eastern Texas; South Texas; Rio Grande Valley; and approximately 67 city-states, settlements and outposts throughout the former state into a formal political union.

March 2, 2011, 6:30pm GMT: Former Hawaiian Governor Lingle dies at 57 HILO - Former Governor Linda Lingle was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning local time following a long battle with skin cancer. Lingle, who governed for five years, resigned in 2009 due to her health problems, considered long-term effects of nuclear radiation following the 1983 missile attacks on Hawaii. Lingle's successor, current Governor Angel Pilago, immediately spoke with the press to mourn her passing and praise her achievements, calling her "one of the visionaries behind Hawaii's recovery." A state funeral is planned for Sunday, March 7.

March 1st, 2011: Greeks vote on who should be their Monarch: SKYROS, Greek Federation - Today, the two highest placed candidates in the Greek Federation vote on who should be their new monarch, as per the successful referendum of last October, were announced. These two candidates are Bahaa el-Din Ahmed Hussein el-Akkad, of Kemet, with 16.8% of the vote, and Carl Johan Gustaf Vilhelm Count Bernadotte, descended from the old Greek Royal Family, of the Alpine Confederation, with 13.6% of the vote. As a result of neither winning an outright majority, another round of voting will be held on March 14th.

February 2011
February 28th, 2011: Greeks to Vote Today for their Monarch: SKYROS, Greek Federation - Voting began early this morning in what is believed will be the first stage of the voting in the Greek Federation for who will be their new monarch.

February 28th, 2011: Demolition of Erie and Buffalo sites complete: NIAGARA FALLS, Niagara Falls: After nearly two months of demolition, the Erie and Buffalo sites have been leveled, except for a handful of buildings. This is proven to be a positive outcome as it gives the local bandits one less outpost to use during the raids on passers-by. Primary radiation treatment for the land is set to begin in mid-March, and end in late July, although some scientists argue this could take much longer or shorter. Regardless of general accuracy on the dissipation of the radiation, the areas of the former suburbs of Erie and Buffalo have been deemed habitable by late 2011.

Febuary 22nd, 2011: Another Massive Earthquake in Christchurch:

CHRISTCHURCH, ANZC - A Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake, with an epicenter only 10km from the centre of the city and only 5KMs deep has struck Christchurch in the ANZC, which is still recovering from a previous Earthquake only 6 months previously. At least 65 people are conformed dead, with the toll expected to rise.

13th February, 2011: Ur Alba expansion:

PEEBLES, Ur Alba - After the Army of Ur Alba take unclaimed land to east of it's borders, new provinces are announced that will join the Chamberhouse in January 2012. A new border crossing with the Kingdom of Northumbria has been set up in the town of Coldstream. Edinburgh will be reoccupied by the end of February.

February 10th, 2011: Last Racer Finishes the Dehcholi: INUVIK, Northwest Alliance: Today, with a time of 20:3:6:45, the last of the twenty entrants to complete the Delcholi crossed the finish line, Warren Palfrey of the Northwest Alliance, crossed the finish line in Inuvik.

February 2nd, 2011: Dehcholi Winner Announced INUVIK, Northwest Alliance: With a time of 12:8:45:12, Martin Buser of Alaska, crossed the finish line in Inuvik this evening, winning the competition, his name inscribed on the Haultain Cup, and his ten ounces of gold. Coming in second and third within hours of this was Rick Swenson of Alaska with 12:10:23:23 and Emmitt Peters of Alaska with 12:11:23:53.

February 1st, 2011: Candidates for the Monarch Election Finalized: SKYROS, Greek Federation - Nominations closed at 4:00pm EET today for the election on the 28th. A total of twelve people have been nominated, ranging from an entertainer to a businessmen, a former Muslim to an Greek Orthodox Bishop, as well as both Despots and several descendants from former Greek Monarchs, such as Andrew I of New Britain and Alexander I of Macedonia. It shall prove to be a very interesting month, as several of the candidates from the Federation, as well as the nominee of the Union of Royalists, Carl Johan Gustaf Vilhelm Count Bernadotte, campaign across the Federation. The other foreign nominees have, while agreeing to run, refused to do even make an appearance at all.

January 2011
January 27th, 2011: Campaign Finished

BUKHARA, Emirate of Bukhara: The plan for historic expansion of Bukharan territory has ended today when the annexed territories were annexed as the viloyat of Turkmeni'ston, and the military province of Tajiki'ston, and Turkmeni and Tajik were made official languages.

January 25th, 2011: Peaceful Reunion not Impossible

TREKYAKGRAD, Russian Confederacy: Andrey Tretyak today said in a speech to the Durma that a Peaceful Reunion between the Confederacy and the Socialist Union was not impossible but that it would require major reforms by the Union before it would be accepted by the Confederacies population.

January 25th, 2011: Southern England announces new expansion

RYDE, Southern England: The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Southern England has announced that the Federal Republic will try and expand into the rest of Sussex and Hampshire over the next 12 months.

January 24th 2011: End of the United Rheged Co-Operative

CARLISLE - Rheged, after talks with several representatives of Townships in the south of Rheged. The townships and their surrounding Parishes cede from the Rheged Co-Operative and form the Westmorland and Furness Alliance. The north of Rheged will continue to use the name of the Rheged Co-Operative.

January 21st, 2011: The Race is on!:

FORT PROVIDENCE, Northwest Alliance: As planned, the Delcholi dog-sled race started today, at high noon. Twenty-four teams start the race, but who will win? Only time will tell.

January 15th, 2011: Coronation of Queen Zara

- KINGDOM OF CLEVELAND, The coronation of Queen Zara of Cleveland has taken place in Ripon Cathedral, the former Queen Anne II has now retired from public life.

January 6th, 2011: Referendum results for East Riding of Yorkshire

KINGDOM OF CLEVELAND: At 6pm the results of the referendum in the former East Riding of Yorkshire have been announced.

Of the total population of 12,000 there were 7,298 registered voters, there were 6,988 votes cast in the referendum the results were as follows:


 * 4,935 votes - Yes to joining the Kingdom of Cleveland.
 * 2,053 votes - No to joining the Kingdom of Cleveland.

January 1st, 2011: Inauguration of the Mediterranean Defense League 

- GAZIANTEP, : After months of planning and organization, the is officially launched during a formal ceremony at its headquarters in Gaziantep, Turkey.

January 1st, 2011: New Monarch for the Kingdom of Cleveland KINGDOM OF CLEVELAND The planned abdication of Queen Anne II due to ill health occurred at midnight on the 31st December, as of the 1st January the new monarch for Cleveland is Queen Anne II's daughter Zara, taking the throne as Queen Zara, the coronation will happen in January.

January 1, 2011: New Years Day:

Today, people around the world celebrate the start of a new year. Wishes of hope, peace, and good fortune for the coming year abound.

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