My Way News - Earthquake in Laos Shakes Thailand
AP reports: "Thousands of workers fled swaying high-rise office buildings in Bangkok on Wednesday but there were no injuries or major damage reported after an earthquake struck about 465 miles north in western Laos, officials said. The earthquake, centered in a remote region of Laos, was measured at magnitude 6.1 by the U.S. Geological Survey and Thailand's Meteorological Department."

My Way News - Factional Fighting Terrorizes Gaza
AP reports: "Hamas gunmen riddled a Fatah police jeep with gunfire at close range Tuesday, killing eight policemen in the most ruthless round yet of factional fighting, pushing the Palestinian unity government closer to collapse."

My Way News - Jordan's King Set to Meet Olmert
AP reports: "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed his country's readiness Tuesday to discuss an Arab peace initiative and find ways to implement such a plan. [...] The conference in Petra, a city carved into rose-red stone and built by the Nabataean culture some 2,000 years ago, is hosted jointly by the King Abdullah II Fund for Development and the New York-based Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity."

My Way News - Iran Not Complying With U.N. Demands
AP reports: "Iran persists in its brazen defiance of U.N. Security Council demands that it halt uranium enrichment, the chief U.S. nuclear envoy warned Tuesday ahead of a fresh assessment that could lead to tougher sanctions against Tehran."

My Way News - Laser Visas Are Rarely Used
AP reports: "The face- and fingerprint-matching technology that has been touted over the past decade as a sophisticated new way to stop terrorists and illegal immigrants from entering the country through Mexico has one major drawback: U.S. border inspectors almost never use it."

My Way News - Rice Says There Is No New Cold War
AP reports: "Washington's relations with Moscow are troubled by sharp disagreements on specific issues - in particular the U.S. proposal to place elements of a missile defense system in former Soviet satellite countries - and by a clear rise in the Kremlin's suspicion of American intentions worldwide."

My Way News - Poll: Europeans See Jewish Influence
AP reports: "On the Israeli-Arab conflict, a majority of respondents believed Israel had no right to use military force against Lebanon last summer after Hezbollah fighters captured two Israeli soldiers, the report said. More than a third likened Israel's treatment of Palestinians to that of blacks in South Africa during the apartheid era."

My Way News - Iranian Leader Threatens Retaliation
AP reports: "The Iranian president said Monday Iran will retaliate if the U.S. strikes the country - a tough response to recent comments by the Vice President Dick Cheney that Washington would prevent the Islamic republic from dominating the Middle East."

My Way News - Olmert, Jordanian King to Discuss Peace
AP reports: "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Jordan's King Abdullah II planned to break away from a conference on the Israel-Palestinian conflict Tuesday for their own private talks that would be the highest-level dialogue yet on a sweeping Arab peace proposal."

My Way News - Jordan King to Meet Palestinian Leader
AP reports: "Jordan's King Abdullah II will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah Sunday on a rare visit to the Palestinian territories aimed at relaunching Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, the Jordanian government said."

My Way News - Russia, Central Asia in Crucial Gas Deal
AP reports: "Russia announced a deal Saturday to dramatically increase the amount of natural gas it moves from Central Asia to Europe, a key victory in a growing rivalry with the West for the region's vast energy resources."

It looks like the U.S. and EU are losing this modern version of the Great Game.

My Way News - Israel Pledges More West Bank Pullouts
AP reports: "Israel's foreign minister pledged further withdrawals from the West Bank to facilitate creation of a Palestinian state but said in an interview published Saturday that the process was being hindered by Palestinian inability to rein in militants."

My Way News - EU Proposes Monitoring Radical Mosques
AP reports: "Security officials from Europe's largest countries backed a plan Saturday to profile mosques on the continent and identify radical Islamic clerics who raise the threat of homegrown terrorism."

My Way News - Officials: Taliban Commander Killed
AP reports: "Mullah Dadullah, the Taliban's most prominent military commander, was killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan with Afghan and NATO troops, officials said Sunday."

My Way News - 36 Die in Pakistani Political Violence
AP reports: "A political crisis threatening President Gen. Pervez Musharraf exploded into violence Saturday when clashes between pro-government gunmen and opposition supporters killed at least 36 people and thwarted a major rally against military rule."

My Way News - Blair, Sarkozy Show Unity Over Europe
AP reports: "Sarkozy won Blair's backing for the budding French leader's vision of a simplified treaty to bring European Union countries closer together amid the bloc's stalled constitution. [...] Sarkozy has said he wants the EU to have a president, which would amount to a big step toward political integration."

My Way News - Mickey Mouse Lookalike Back on Hamas TV
AP reports: "A weekly children's show on a Hamas-run TV station featuring a Mickey Mouse lookalike preaching Islamic domination was broadcast as usual Friday, two days after the Palestinian information minister said it would be suspended immediately.[...] the character has preached against Israel and the U.S. and urged Palestinian children to fight Israel. It is broadcast on Hamas-affiliated Al Aqsa TV."

My Way News - Cheney Warns Iran to Keep Sea Lanes Open
AP reports: "From an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, Vice President Dick Cheney warned Iran on Friday the U.S. and its allies will keep it from restricting sea traffic as well as from developing nuclear weapons. [...] Roughly a quarter of the world's oil supplies pass through the narrow Straits of Hormuz connecting the Persian Gulf with the open waters of the Arabian Sea."

My Way News - Israel and Egypt Discuss Arab Peace Plan
AP reports: "Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni held talks Thursday with Egypt and Jordan, which are trying to persuade Israel to accept an Arab initiative aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process."

My Way News - Iran and West Clash Over Nuclear Treaty
AP reports: "Iran defended its record Thursday at a conference looking to tighten a treaty on curbing the spread of nuclear weapons, but the United States and France accused Tehran of breaching the pact by trying to build atomic bombs."

My Way News - Jerusalem Plans New Settlements in East
AP reports: "The Jerusalem municipality is advancing a plan to build three new Jewish neighborhoods that would connect the city's disputed eastern sector with West Bank settlement blocs, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday."

My Way News - 6 Men Charged in Plot to Attack Fort Dix
AP reports: "Six foreign-born Muslims were arrested and accused Tuesday of plotting to attack Fort Dix and slaughter scores of U.S. soldiers - a scheme the FBI says was foiled when the men asked a store clerk to copy a video of them firing assault weapons and screaming about jihad."

My Way News - Hamas 'Mickey Mouse' Preaches Resistance
AP reports: "Hamas militants have enlisted a figure bearing a strong resemblance to Mickey Mouse to broadcast their message of Islamic domination and armed resistance to their most impressionable audience - children. [...] A Gaza-based psychologist said the program proved that the culture of glorifying violence had penetrated mainstream society in the Palestinian territories, where dreams of Islamic dominion and animosity toward the U.S. and Israel are widespread."

Hamas has been labeled a terrorist group by the U.S. and the European Union, they use their media control to indoctrinate children into the culture of jihad, and yet these are the people that Israel is asked to negotiate peace with. Does anyone seriously believe that Hamas seeks peace with Israel?

My Way News - Music Crackdown in Pakistani Region
AP reports: "Despite the government's promotion of moderate Islam, there has been a growing 'Talibanization' of Pakistan itself, particularly in the conservative northwest where hard-line views get most support among the region's ethnic Pashtun majority."

My Way News - China Rejects U.S. Criticism on Religion
AP reports: "Beijing accused a U.S. advisory panel on Tuesday of taking 'potshots' at China in a report that accuses the government of imprisoning and torturing people for practicing their religion. [...] Christians who attend underground churches, as most do in China, are often jailed and harassed."

My Way News - Archaeologist Finds Tomb of King Herod
AP reports: "An Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Hebrew University said lateMonday. [...] Herodium was one of the last strong points held by Jewish rebels fighting against the Romans, and it was conquered and destroyed by Roman troops in A.D. 71, a year after they destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem. "

My Way News - Iraq's Christian Minority Flees Violence
AP reports: "Although Islamic extremists have targeted Iraqi Christians before, bombing churches and threatening religious leaders, the latest attacks have taken on a far more personal tone. Many Christians are being expelled from their homes and forced to leave their possessions behind, police, human rights groups and residents said."

My Way News - Turkish Presidential Candidate Out
AP reports: "The candidate of Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party halted his run for the presidency Sunday after opposition lawmakers boycotted the second vote on his candidacy over worries that he could inject religion into the country's long tradition of secular politics."

VOA News - Hamas Rejects American Proposal for Easing Israeli-Palestinian Tensions
VOA reports: "Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal blasted a U.S. proposal calling on Israel and the Palestinians to take concrete steps toward easing tension and building confidence. [...] He called on all Palestinians groups to prepare for battle against Israel, saying Hamas would never give up armed resistance in exchange for Israel easing roadblocks."

WorldNetDaily - Crackdown on Christians could go nationwide
WND reports: "Christians in Nigeria, who make up about half the population, are expressing fears Islamic law already being enforced in northern states will expand nationwide with the inauguration this month of a new 'devout Muslim' president, according to a report from the Voice of the Martyrs."

www.bbj.hu - Virulent new Tuberculosis strain raising fears of pandemic
The Budapest Business Journal reports: "A virulent strain of tuberculosis resistant to most available drugs is surfacing around the globe, raising fears of a pandemic that could devastate efforts to contain TB and prove deadly to people with immune-deficiency diseases such as HIV-AIDS."

‘RFID is present everywhere - The Economic Times
ET reports: "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), an automatic identification technology, has come a long way from the World War II days when it was used by the Allied forces to detect aircraft as friends or foes. Today, it is used in sectors as diverse as retail, consumer electronics, transport and healthcare."

My Way News - U.S. Targets Iranian-Made Weapons
AP reports: "U.S. and some Iraqi officials suspect the Iranians may be stoking a growing power struggle among Shiite factions and political parties - despite the Tehran government's insistence that it is working to help bring stability to its neighbor Iraq."

My Way News - U.S. Airs Israeli-Palestinian Timetable
AP reports: "The U.S. has proposed a detailed timetable for easing Palestinian movement and improving Israeli security in the coming months, part of its more hands-on involvement and a new push to revive peace talks, officials said Friday."

My Way News - Masks May Not Help Against Super-Flu
AP reports: "If a super-flu strikes, face masks may not protect you. Even so, the government says people should consider wearing them in certain situations, just in case."

Yahoo News - Iraq added to religious freedom watchlist
AP reports, "Citing gross violations of the rights of Sunni and Shiite Muslims, as well as followers of numerous minority beliefs, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom added Iraq to its "watch list" on Wednesday. Violations included arbitrary arrests, torture and rape. Iraq joins Afghanistan, Belarus, Egypt, Bangladesh, Cuba, Indonesia and Nigeria on the list."

My Way News - Military Warned to Stay Out of Politics
AP reports: "The United States and European Union on Wednesday warned Turkey, a NATO member and close ally, to prevent its military from defying civilian leaders in a conflict between the Islamic-rooted government and the secular establishment."

My Way News - Honeybee Die-Off Threatens Food Supply
AP reports: "Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of the nation's honeybees could have a devastating effect on America's dinner plate, perhaps even reducing us to a glorified bread-and-water diet."

Yahoo News - Quartet to meet some Arab states on Friday
Reuters reports, "The Quartet of Middle East peace mediators plans to meet officials from four Arab states in Egypt on Friday to discuss a five-year-old Arab League peace proposal, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday."

My Way News - Indian Teen Fatally Beaten With Bat
AP reports: "A teenager was beaten to death with a cricket bat after two groups of teens clashed over a playing field, police said Tuesday."

My Way News - Court Annuls Turkish Presidential Vote
AP reports: "Turkey's highest court on Tuesday annulled a parliamentary vote for the presidential candidate of the Islamic-rooted ruling party and the government said it was considering early general elections 'as soon as possible.'"

My Way News - Secular, Religious Face Off in Turkey
AP reports: "The possibility of an observant Muslim president is pitting Turkey's deeply secular military and civilian establishment against its religiously oriented ruling party in a fundamental struggle over national identity."

My Way News - Hamas Leader Threatens Renewed Violence
AP reports: "The supreme leader of Hamas threatened violence if an international aid embargo isn't lifted and demanded in an interview published Monday that Israel release top Palestinian leaders in return for a captured soldier."

My Way News - War Report Sharply Criticizes Olmert
AP reports: "In extraordinarily strong language, a high-level investigative panel sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday for 'severe failure' in his handling of the war in Lebanon - a potentially fatal blow to his political survival."

My Way News - Study: Arctic Sea Ice Melting Faster
AP reports: "Arctic sea ice is melting three times faster than many scientists project, U.S. researchers reported Monday, just days ahead of the next major international report on climate change."

My Way News - Officials: Climate Change Harms Security
AP reports: "Droughts, crop failures and tropical disease epidemics caused by global warming could destabilize already fragile governments in Asia, Latin America and especially Africa, creating the kinds of 'failed states' that harbor Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. Sea-level rise could scatter refugees by the millions from low-lying countries like Bangladesh and Vietnam, putting stress on both them and their neighbors."

My Way News - Hamas Leader Justifies Rocket Attacks
AP reports: "A leader of the militant Hamas justified recent rockets attacks on Israel as 'self defense,' while the camp of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday urged the preservation of a 5-month-old truce with the Israelis."

My Way News - Moderate Earthquake Strikes England
AP reports: "A moderate earthquake rattled parts of southeast England on Saturday, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people were left without power in Kent county, EDF Energy said."

My Way News - Scientists Predict Next Solar Cycle Peak
AP reports: "The peak of the next sunspot cycle is expected in late 2011 or mid-2012 - potentially affecting airline flights, communications satellites and electrical transmissions. But forecasters can't agree on how intense it will be."

My Way News - Putin Threatens Pullout From Arms Pact
AP reports: "President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to suspend Russia's compliance with a key European arms control treaty, accusing the United States and NATO of undermining regional stability with its plan to extend an American missile shield to central Europe."

My Way News - Palestinians Fire Rockets Toward Israel
AP reports: "Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets toward Israel on Thursday, the army said, and Israeli officials warned they were losing patience as rising tensions threatened a five-month cease-fire."

My Way News - Israel Rules Out Large Gaza Raid
AP reports: "Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his top security chiefs on Wednesday rejected calls for a massive ground offensive in the Gaza Strip following a renewal of rocket attacks on southern Israel by the Hamas militant group."

Millions Face Famine As Crop Disease Rages, brought to you by African News Dimension
AND reports: "Scientists say millions of people face starvation following an outbreak of a deadly new strain of crop disease which is spreading across the wheat fields of Africa and Asia."

My Way News - Rich and Poor Battle Over Bird Flu
AP reports: "Bird flu has largely flown off the radar of the Western world, but people are still dying from it nearly every week in Indonesia. Since the first case was reported two years ago, government officials have reported 74 deaths from the H5N1 strain in Indonesia - more than a third of the world's total."

My Way News - Taiwan Says It Would Win War With China
AP reports: "A computer simulation projected that China could land forces on rival Taiwan, but they would be repulsed after two weeks of fierce fighting and harsh losses to both sides, Taiwan's military said Tuesday."

My Way News - Hamas Rocket Fire Endangers Truce
AP reports: "Hamas militants in Gaza joined in the rocketing of Israeli towns and villages for the first time in five months Tuesday, retaliating for deadly Israeli raids in the Palestinian territories."

My Way News - Potentially Habitable Planet Found
AP reports: "For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big step in the search for 'life in the universe.'"

McAfee: RFID chips exposing users to danger
Computerworld reports: "The current generation of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is vulnerable to eavesdropping, cloning and forging."

My Way News - Head of China's State-Backed Church Dies
AP reports: "The government-backed church, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, refuses to recognize the Vatican's authority, but many clergy and ordinary Catholics remain loyal to the pope and have been persecuted for it."

My Way News - Slain German Higlights Christian Plight
AP reports: "The story of a quiet and deeply religious German missionary ended with the sound of dirt being scattered over his coffin in eastern Turkey, his violent death a sign of the plight of Christians in this Muslim country."

My Way News - Olmert Stresses 'Concessions' for Peace
AP reports: "Prime Minister Ehud Olmert marked Israel's Memorial Day for fallen soldiers Monday with a new call for peace with the Palestinians, saying his country was prepared to make 'far-reaching compromises' and 'very painful concessions.'"

Harrison Daily Times - UFO conference is celestial experience
The Harrison Daily Times reports: "Unlike almost every other UFO sighting, which seemed to take place in the middle of a desert or some Mississippi swamp (or an Arkansas chicken house), the O’Hare incident took place at a major airport in the middle of the afternoon. Maranto, an Art Buchwald lookalike, said witnesses described the UFO as a dark gray, metallic saucer."

Flowers and fruit crops facing disaster as disease kills off bees - Telegraph
The Telegraph (UK) reports: "Devastating diseases are killing off vast numbers of bees across the country, threatening major ecological and economic problems. [...] Bee-keepers in Poland, Greece, Croatia, Switzerland, Italy and Portugal have also reported heavy losses."

My Way News - Musharraf Offers to Mediate in Mideast
AP reports: "Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf made a surprise offer in a television interview Friday to visit Israel and help mediate in the conflict with Palestinians. Pakistan [..] supports a separate state for Palestinians with Jerusalem as its capital."

My Way News - Christians in Turkey Fear More Attacks
AP reports: "The slayings of three Christians in this eastern town highlight Turkey's uneasy relationship with its minorities, and Christians expressed fear Thursday that growing nationalism and intolerance could lead to more violence against them."

My Way News - Israel: Saudi Plan Not Enough
AP reports: "Israel's foreign minister cautiously welcomed an Arab League peace plan on Thursday but said it was no substitute for direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians."

My Way News - Russian Envoy, Syria's Assad Meet
AP reports: "President Bashar Assad met Thursday with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Sultanov who is in the region to try to resolve the political impasse between pro- and anti- Syrian factions in Lebanon."

US: Iranian-made weapons were found in Afghanistan - Jerusalem Post
AP reports: "US forces in Afghanistan recently intercepted Iranian-made mortars and other weaponry in Afghanistan, although it is not clear they were shipped directly from Iran, the military's top general said Tuesday."

My Way News - Olmert: No Syria Attack Plans
AP reports: "Israel has no plans to launch a military strike against Syria, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a powerful parliamentary committee on Wednesday, a participant in the meeting said - an apparent attempt to ease fears in Damascus of a possible assault."

My Way News - 2 Arab League Nations to Approach Israel
AP reports: "The Arab League on Wednesday picked Egypt and Jordan to take the lead in approaching Israel to promote the Saudi-drafted peace plan in a bid to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [...] Egypt and Jordan are the only two Arab countries that signed peace treaties with Israel, in 1979 and 1994 respectively, and regained territory lost in wars."

My Way News - Iran: Military Not Affected by Sanctions
AP reports: "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that U.N. sanctions slapped on his nation over its nuclear program had no effect on Iran's armed forces, claiming that his military was self-sufficient."

My Way News - Rights group accuses Yahoo of helping China arrest and torture
AP reports: "A human rights group sued Yahoo Inc. Wednesday on grounds the U.S. search company assisted China's communist government with torture by revealing information that led to the arrest of dissidents."

My Way News - 3 Killed in Turkey Bible Attack
AP reports: "Assailants on Wednesday slit the throats of three employees of a publishing house that distributes Bibles, the latest in a series of attacks targeting Turkey's small Christian minority. [...] The attack is the latest in a string of attacks on Turkey's Christian community, which comprises less than 1 percent of the population."

My Way News - Watchdog: Iran Moves Ahead Nuke Program
AP reports: "Iran is delivering small amounts of uranium gas to centrifuges that can enrich it to weapons-grade level and is running more than 1,300 centrifuge machines, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency document obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press."

My Way News - Technology Becomes a Coping Mechanism
AP reports: "Horrible, real-world happenings are unfolding almost simultaneously in the virtual world, as Virginia Tech students and people from all over the world gather online to grieve and vent. From blogging to cell phone video, technology has forever changed the way we process and communicate about tragedy - in good ways, and perhaps bad."

My Way News - Israel Says It Breaks Up Iran Spy Scheme
AP reports: "Israel's Shin Bet security agency said Tuesday that it has broken up an Iranian plot to recruit Israelis of Iranian origin as spies, part of what it says is a burgeoning Iranian intelligence operation against the Jewish state."

My Way News - China to Deal With Palestinians
AP reports: "China and Switzerland have informed Palestinian officials they will deal with the new Palestinian unity government made up of the moderate Fatah movement and the Islamic militant Hamas group, the information minister said Monday."

My Way News - Gunman Kills 32 in Virginia Tech Rampage
AP reports: "A gunman massacred 32 people at Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history Monday, cutting down his victims in two attacks two hours apart before the university could grasp what was happening and warn students. The bloodbath ended with the gunman committing suicide, bringing the death toll to 33 and stamping the campus in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains with unspeakable tragedy, perhaps forever."

My Way News - Record Storm Pummels East Coast
AP reports: "A menacing spring storm punished the Northeast for a second straight day Monday, dumping more than 8 inches of rain on Central Park and sending refrigerators and pickup trucks floating down rivers in one of the region's worst storms in recent memory."

My Way News - Japan Looks to Amend Constitution
AP reports: "Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday approved guidelines for amending the pacifist constitution, a key step in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to give the military a larger global role."

My Way News - General: U.S. Has No Plan to Attack Iran
AP reports: "The American military is capable of attacking Iran but has no plans to do so, a U.S. general said Friday in the latest U.S. rejection of military action."

My Way News - EU Official Sees Mideast Peace Momentum
AP reports: "There is 'new momentum' in the Middle East peace process, a high-ranking European Union official said Friday after meeting the U.N. secretary-general."

My Way News - Olmert and Abbas Plan Sunday Discussion
AP reports: "A meeting Sunday between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will include a general discussion of a future Palestinian state, Palestinian and Israeli officials said Friday, but is not expected to yield dramatic results."

My Way News - 2 Earthquakes Shake Tokyo and Japan
AP reports: "Two earthquakes shook Tokyo and northeastern Japan early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage."

My Way News - U.S.-Led Airstrike Kills 35 Taliban
AP reports: "U.S.-led troops and aircraft pounded Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, killing more than 35, the coalition said. A British NATO soldier was killed in separate fighting, which has intensified following a winter lull."

My Way News - Howard: No HIV-Positive Immigrants
AP reports: "Prime Minister John Howard said Friday that Australia should bar immigrants with HIV, and his government was examining ways to make its tough restrictions even stronger."

My Way News - CDC Says Gonorrhea Is Drug-Resistant
AP reports: "The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is now among the 'superbugs' resistant to common antibiotics, leading U.S. health officials to recommend wider use of a different class of drugs to avert a public health crisis."

Airports to track passengers with radio ID tags - Telegraph
The Telegraph reports: "Airports plan to track passengers with radio transmitter tags to cut delays and tighten security."

My Way News - Strong Earthquake Rocks Mexico
AP reports: "A strong earthquake swayed tall buildings from Acapulco to Mexico City early Friday, jolting people awake and sending many fleeing to spend the rest of the night outside."

AHN - Egypt, Russia Agree To Develop Industrial Zone
AHN reports: "Egypt and Russia intend to create an industrial zone on the Mediterranean coast in order to manufacture Russian cars, aircraft and engineering products. The two nations signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday that will establish the zone."

EIR - Russia-China Partnership Plans To Go Into Space
The Executive Intelligence Review reports: "This year, 2007, marks ten years of the Sino-Russian 'strategic partnership.' In April 1996, Russia and China, with Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, signed the initial joint security agreement which became the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in 2001. "

With a zap or swipe of IDs, device helps nab scofflaws - USATODAY.com
USA Today reports: "A handheld device that can tell in a second whether a person is on one of 140 wanted or watch lists is being hailed by police as a crime-fighting breakthrough and flayed by civil libertarians as an intrusion on the innocent."

My Way News - Israeli, Palestinian Leaders to Meet
AP reports: "Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet Sunday, an aide to the Israeli leader said, keeping their promise to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to hold regular talks."

My Way News - U.S. Says Iraqi Militias Train in Iran
AP reports: "Iraqi militia fighters are being trained in Iran to build and use deadly armor-piercing roadside bombs and complex attack strategies against American forces, the U.S. military said Wednesday."

MEMRI - Tensions Rise in Turkey in Advance of Presidential Election
MEMRI reports: "As the countdown proceeds towards the May 16 presidential election in Turkey, a sense of panic pervades Turkey's secular circles, which fear for the secular and democratic nature of the Turkish republic."

China has gained and tested array of space weapons - The Washington Times
The Washington Times reports: "China is developing an 'impressive' array of space weapons, including missiles and jammers, and is moving toward placing nuclear weapons in space to attack U.S. satellites, the commander of U.S. strategic forces told the Senate yesterday."

VOA News - China And India Are Rising Economic Powers, Say Several Economists
Voice of America reports: "Two point four billion people, or 40% of the world’s population, live in China and India. Some economists believe that China and India, with two point four billion people, are moving toward becoming the world's largest economies."

My Way News - Millions Face Hunger From Climate Change
AP reports: "Rising global temperatures could melt Latin America's glaciers within 15 years, cause food shortages affecting 130 million people across Asia by 2050 and wipe out Africa's wheat crop, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday."

My Way News - Millions Face Floods From Climate Change
AP reports: "Warming temperatures will cause more drought and higher seas in Australia and New Zealand by 2030, according to excerpts released Tuesday from a report on how global warming will affect specific regions."

My Way News - Group Highlights Europe Terror Arrests
AP reports: "More than 700 people were arrested across the European Union for terrorism-related offenses in 2006, and half of those arrests involved threats from Islamic extremists, a European-wide law enforcement organization said Tuesday."