China, Russia Issue Multipolar World Call
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday called for a "multipolar world" and a strategic partnership with Russia to counter U.S. dominance. :: This AP report is submitted for your rumor of war (Matthew 24:6), Kings of the North and East (Ezekiel 38:3/Daniel 11:40/ Rev 16:12) files.

Canada Quarantines School on SARS Scare
A suburban Toronto high school was closed and its 1,700 students and staff placed under quarantine after a classmate showed symptoms of SARS, health officials said Wednesday. :: This AP report is submitted for your pestilence (Luke 21:11) files on the SARS epidemic.

Bush Summit With Mideast Leaders Set
President Bush thrust himself deeper into the Mideast peace process Wednesday, arranging to meet in Jordan next week with the prime ministers of Israel and the Palestinians and planning to attend a separate summit in Egypt with Arab leaders. :: This AP report is submitted for your covenant with many files (Daniel 9:27) on Mideast peace.

Solar Activity Soars
Big sunspot 365 unleashed a series of powerful X-class solar flares on May 27th and 28th. At least one coronal mass ejection (CME) appears to be heading toward Earth. The CME could trigger auroras when it sweeps by our planet later this week. The sunspot itself is big and impressive; you can see it using safe solar projection techniques. This Space Weather report is submitted for your signs in the sun (Luke 21:25) files.

Seeing Islam as 'Evil' Faith, Evangelicals Seek Convert
In evangelical churches and seminaries across the country, lectures and books criticizing Islam and promoting strategies for Muslim conversions are gaining currency. More than a dozen recently published critiques of Islam are now available in Christian bookstores. :: This report from the New York Times is submitted for your gospel preached to all (Matthew 24:14) files.

World's SARS Death Toll Breaks 700
The worldwide death toll from the SARS virus surpassed 700 on Sunday after Taiwan reported 12 new deaths and China reported seven. :: This AP report is submitted for your pestilence (Luke 21:11) files on the global SARS epidemic.

Israel Approves U.S.-Backed Peace Plan
In a historic vote cast under intense U.S. pressure, Israel's government narrowly approved an internationally backed "road map" to peace Sunday and for the first time recognized the Palestinians' right to statehood. :: This AP report is submitted for your covenant with many (Daniel 9:27) files on Mideast peace developments.

AP: Main Points of Mideast Peace Plan

GPS implant designed for humans 'tested'
A prototype GPS tracking device, designed to be implanted inside a person, has been successfully tested, claims its manufacturer. However, technical experts are questioning whether the system could really work. :: This New Scientist report is submitted for your mark of the beast (Rev 13:16-19) files on sub-dermal technology.

Toronto Faces Possible New SARS Cluster
U.S. health officials reinstated a travel alert for Toronto Friday as Canada announced a new cluster of about 20 possible SARS cases in Toronto. :: This AP report is submitted for your pestilence files.

Sharon Agrees to U.S.-Backed 'Road Map'
After weeks of hesitation, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told the United States on Friday that he accepts a U.S.-backed peace plan that would create a Palestinian state within three years. Sharon said he will present the plan to his Cabinet for approval as early as Sunday. :: This AP report is submitted for your covenant with many files on the search for Mideast peace.

U.N. Approves U.S.-British Rule of Iraq
Putting aside bitter divisions over the Iraqi war, the U.N. Security Council gave the United States and Britain a mandate Thursday to govern Iraq and use its oil riches to rebuild the country. The resolution opened the door to a quick resumption of oil exports. The 14-0 vote was a victory for the Bush administration, which won the backing of the chief opponents to the Iraq war - France, Russia and Germany - even though those nations felt the United Nations wound up with too little say in shaping Iraq's future. :: This AP report is submitted for your ten kings (Rev 17:12-14) files.

Algeria Earthquake Death Toll Nears 1,100
Rescuers clawed by hand through rubble as stunned and weeping survivors wandered through collapsed buildings Thursday, after Algeria's worst earthquake in two decades killed nearly 1,100 people, injured thousands and left thousands more homeless. :: This AP report is submitted for your quake (Matthew 24:7) files.

Algerian Earthquake Kills at Least 538
A powerful earthquake struck the Algerian capital region Wednesday night, killing at least 538 people and injuring more than 4,600, according to the Interior Ministry. :: This AP report is submitted for your quake (Matthew 24:7) files.

Alarm at Pentagon's Email Snooping
Civil liberties groups raised their concerns yesterday about the Pentagon's plans for cyber-surveillance systems which would give the government access to private emails and medical, education, travel and financial records. The fears were expressed as the defence department reported on its plans for the total information awareness (Tia) programme. :: This report from The Guardian is submitted for your mark of the beast (Rev 13:16-19) files on big brother spy tech.

G-8 Countries Arming Rights Abusers, Says Amnesty
The U.S., UK, Russia, France and Germany--five members of the G-8 meeting in two weeks in France--are responsible for more than two-thirds of global arms transfers, much of which ends up in the hands of the world's worst abusers of human rights, charges a new report from Amnesty International. This Amnesty report is submittted for your ten kings (Rev 17:12-14) files on the G8.

GPS implant designed for humans 'tested'
A prototype GPS tracking device, designed to be implanted inside a person, has been successfully tested, claims its manufacturer. However, technical experts are questioning whether the system could really work. :: This New Scientist report is submitted for your mark of the beast (Rev 13:16-19) files on implanted chip technology.

Israel Weighs Response to Suicide Bombers
A Hamas suicide attacker disguised as an observant Jew with a prayer shawl and skullcap killed seven Israeli bus passengers Sunday, a bombing that endangered a U.S.-backed peace plan before it got off the ground. :: This AP report is submitted for your battle for Jerusalem and your covenant with many (Daniel 9:27) files.

Powell Looks to Bush on Mideast Stalemate
Stymied in his efforts to wring concessions from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, a weary Secretary of State Colin Powell is looking to President Bush to break the stalemate when he meets with Sharon at the White House next week. :: This AP report is submitted for your covenant with many (Daniel 9:27) files.

Study Finds Large Drop in Predatory Fish
Scientists reported a 90 percent decline in large predatory fish in the world's oceans since a half century ago, a dire assessment that drew immediate skepticism from commercial fishermen. :: This AP report is submitted for your fear for the future (Luke 21:26) files.

Israelis, Palestinians Prepare for Summit
Israeli and Palestinian leaders prepared for a weekend summit - their first in almost three years, but a senior Palestinian official said Wednesday that Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas would not crack down on militants until his Israeli counterpart accepts the "road map" peace plan. :: This AP report is submitted for your covenant with many (Daniel 9:27) files.

Ethiopia's Dying Children
We've all been distracted by Iraq, but an incipient famine in the Horn of Africa has been drastically worsening just in the last few weeks. It has garnered almost no attention in the West, partly because it's not generally realized that people are already dying here in significant numbers. But they are. And unless the West mobilizes further assistance immediately to Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, the toll could be catastrophic. :: This New York Times report is submitted for your famine (Matthew 24:7) files.

Tornadoes Tear Through Ill., Mo. and Ky.
Rescue and cleanup crews picked through wreckage in several states on Sunday after another batch of storms roared through the middle of the country, doing heavy damage in Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. :: This AP report is submitted for your fearsome events (Luke 21:11) files.

Palestinian PM Ready to Start Peace Talks
Palestinian leaders have put aside reservations to parts of the U.S.-developed plan for peace with Israel and are ready to get started on it, Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday, heeding an appeal by Secretary of State Colin Powell. :: This AP report is submitted for your covenant with many files on Mideast peace developments.

Microsoft Admits Passport Security Flaw
Microsoft acknowledged a security flaw Thursday in its popular Internet Passport service that left 200 million consumer accounts vulnerable to hackers and thieves - an admission that could expose the company to a hefty fine from U.S. regulators. :: This AP report is submitted for your mark of the beast (Rev 13:16-19) files on digital ID verification technology and e-commerce. :: Do you trust Microsoft with your financial data?

Study in Hong Kong Suggests a Higher Rate of SARS Death
Unless the numbers fall drastically, SARS would be among infectious diseases with the highest death rates. :: This New York Times report is submitted for your pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

G8 States Back High-Tech Passport Plan
G8 states agreed on Monday to develop a new high-tech passport to help the fight against terrorism, but Britain warned against rushing to meet a U.S. deadline of October 2004. The identity documents could include fingerprints and details of the bearer's iris, as well as a photograph...G8 states agreed biometric passports were the best way forward but said it was unclear if the U.S. deadline applied to passports or just visas. :: This Reuters report is submitted for your mark of the beast (Rev 13:16-19) files on ID technology and your ten kings (Rev 17:12-14) files.

Bomb Blast at Lebanon Home of Dutch Missionary
A bomb exploded outside the home of a Western Christian missionary couple in northern Lebanon overnight, killing one person, security sources said on Wednesday. :: This Reuters report is submitted for your persecution (Matthew 24:8) files.

Israel Throws Mideast 'Road Map' in Doubt
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threw a U.S.-backed peace plan into doubt Tuesday, saying the Palestinians must drop their demand for Arab refugees' "right of return" to Israel if negotiations are to proceed. :: This AP report is submitted for your covenant with many (Daniel 9:27) files on the Mideast peace process.

Strong Earthquake Hits Northwestern China
A strong earthquake jolted a northwestern region of China still recovering from a temblor earlier this year, flattening houses, killing livestock and causing a 72-year-old man to die of heart failure, officials said Monday. :: This AP report is submitted for your quake (Matthew 24:7) files.

Thousands quarantined as SARS riots hit China
China quarantined 10,000 more citizens in its desperate efforts to contain SARS as panic riots hit rural areas despite global successes in halting the spread of the virus. :: This AFP report is submitted for your pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

U.S. Envoy Discusses Peace Plan with Palestinian PM
A senior U.S. envoy told Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas on Monday that President Bush was determined to pursue energetically the creation of a Palestinian state under a new peace plan. :: This Reuters report is submitted for your covenant with many (Daniel 9:27) files.

G8: al-Qaida Threat Remains Serious
The al-Qaida terror network remains a serious threat, with sleeper cells and agents "ready to act" and bases apparently relocated outside of Afghanistan, the world's top justice and interior ministers said Monday. In a grim assessment, ministers from the Group of Eight nations said terrorism is still "a pervasive and global threat" and warned that terrorists could use chemical, biological or nuclear weapons in attacks. :: This AP report is submitted for your ten kings (Rev 17:12-14) files on the G8, as well as your fear for the future (Luke 21:26) files.

Mutating SARS Virus Hampering Diagnosis
The SARS virus is mutating rapidly, developing at least two forms, which could complicate efforts to develop a solid diagnosis and a vaccine, researchers said Friday. :: This AP report is submitted for your pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

N. Korea Urges Workers to Be Combat-Ready
North Korea marked May Day on Thursday by urging its workers to prepare for war with the United States, while South Korea's president said he will visit Washington to seek a peaceful solution to the nuclear crisis. :: This AP report is submitted for your rumor of war (Matthew 24:6) files.

Powell: Don't Derail Mideast 'Road Map'
Secretary of State Colin Powell warned Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Thursday against letting violence "immediately contaminate the road map" toward peace that President Bush has offered. :: This AP report is submitted for your covenant with many (Daniel 9:27) files.

Israelis, Palestinians Get New Peace Plan
International mediators presented Israeli and Palestinian leaders Wednesday with a new Middle East "road map," an ambitious blueprint for ending 31 months of violence and establishing a Palestinian state. The U.S.-backed plan is supported by a unique consensus of world leaders and comes at a time when U.S. clout is at a high point in the wake of Saddam Hussein's ouster in Iraq. :: This AP report is submitted for your covenant with many (Daniel 9:27) files.