My Way News - UN Chief Asks Russia to Contribute More
AP reports: "United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Moscow on Thursday to increase its contributions to the U.N. and its peacekeeping operations, suggesting Russia's growing economy and global clout have put it in a position to give more."
Comment: It appears that Russia's comeback has been so pronounced that the U.N. wants Russia to pay more to support the global forums budget. Alternate Headline: U.N. To Russia: Power Players Must Pay!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
My Way News - MySpace Inks Global TV Distribution Deal
AP reports: "Los Angeles-based MySpace retained the right to distribute content from MySpaceTV online and over mobile networks worldwide - and on broadcast networks in the U.S., the company said."
AP reports: "Los Angeles-based MySpace retained the right to distribute content from MySpaceTV online and over mobile networks worldwide - and on broadcast networks in the U.S., the company said."
The Church in the Middle East
Joel Rosenberg recently had a very interesting report on his blog about Christians in the Middle East. I recommend it to you if you are interested in how the gospel is being shared in that part of the world:
Joel Rosenberg recently had a very interesting report on his blog about Christians in the Middle East. I recommend it to you if you are interested in how the gospel is being shared in that part of the world:
The God of the Bible is moving powerfully in the Middle East to draw men, women and children to His heart and adopt them into His family in record numbers. More Muslims have come to faith in Jesus Christ over the last thirty years -- and specifically over the last seven to ten years -- than at any other time in human history. There is a revival going on among the ancient Catholic, Coptic, and Chaldean churches. Today, the Church is being truly resurrected in the lands of its birth.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Food price rises threaten global security - The Guardian
The Guardian reports: "Rising food prices could spark worldwide unrest and threaten political stability, the UN's top humanitarian official warned yesterday after two days of rioting in Egypt over the doubling of prices of basic foods in a year and protests in other parts of the world."
The Guardian reports: "Rising food prices could spark worldwide unrest and threaten political stability, the UN's top humanitarian official warned yesterday after two days of rioting in Egypt over the doubling of prices of basic foods in a year and protests in other parts of the world."
Putin: Moscow is committed to hosting Mideast peace meet - Haaretz - Israel News
Israel News reports: "Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia was committed to promoting a Middle East peace conference in Moscow, meant to act as a follow-up to the U.S.-hosted Annapolis conference held last November."
Comment: Russia is basically proposing the idea that each of the Quartet sponsors of the current Mideast peace process hold their own conference to advance the process. If this idea is accepted by the stakeholders it will then mean that after the Russian hosted conference, it would then be the EU's turn to host a conference, followed a year later by the United Nations. This scenario offers some very interesting implications for the unfolding of Bible prophecy. Israel has signaled that it does not support this idea and will not back a Russian hosted conference. Time will tell.
Israel News reports: "Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia was committed to promoting a Middle East peace conference in Moscow, meant to act as a follow-up to the U.S.-hosted Annapolis conference held last November."
Comment: Russia is basically proposing the idea that each of the Quartet sponsors of the current Mideast peace process hold their own conference to advance the process. If this idea is accepted by the stakeholders it will then mean that after the Russian hosted conference, it would then be the EU's turn to host a conference, followed a year later by the United Nations. This scenario offers some very interesting implications for the unfolding of Bible prophecy. Israel has signaled that it does not support this idea and will not back a Russian hosted conference. Time will tell.
Clinton says would be active in Mideast peace - Reuters
Reuters reports: "Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton would be 'fully engaged and involved' in the Middle East as U.S. president and would maintain a full-time presence there to spur the peace process, the New York senator told Reuters."
Reuters reports: "Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton would be 'fully engaged and involved' in the Middle East as U.S. president and would maintain a full-time presence there to spur the peace process, the New York senator told Reuters."
Syrian official: We're prepared for war - Jerusalem Post
JPost reports: "A senior Syrian official said Tuesday that Syria would be prepared for all possible scenarios as soon as the 'language of understanding' with Israel over the peace process ended."
JPost reports: "A senior Syrian official said Tuesday that Syria would be prepared for all possible scenarios as soon as the 'language of understanding' with Israel over the peace process ended."
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Jewish group to slaughter lamb in Passover sacrifice rehearsal - Israel Today
Israel Today reports: "A Bible-adherent Jewish group on Sunday ritually slaughtered a young lamb in what is called a 'rehearsal' for the renewal of the Passover sacrifice once the Jerusalem temple is rebuilt."
Israel Today reports: "A Bible-adherent Jewish group on Sunday ritually slaughtered a young lamb in what is called a 'rehearsal' for the renewal of the Passover sacrifice once the Jerusalem temple is rebuilt."
Gulfnews - China and Syria sign deal to build refinery
Gulf News reports: "Shanghai: China and Syria have signed an agreement to build a joint venture refinery in eastern Syria, expanding their cooperation to include oil processing, China National Petroleum Corp said in a statement seen yesterday."
Gulf News reports: "Shanghai: China and Syria have signed an agreement to build a joint venture refinery in eastern Syria, expanding their cooperation to include oil processing, China National Petroleum Corp said in a statement seen yesterday."
Monday, April 07, 2008
My Way News - Local Nuke War Would Cause World Havoc
AP reports: "A regional nuclear war would not only be devastating to the countries involved, it would cause havoc worldwide for at least a decade, according to a new analysis. The massive fires resulting from even a limited conflict would blast enough soot into the atmosphere to create an ozone hole over heavily populated areas, researchers warned in a paper in Monday's online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
AP reports: "A regional nuclear war would not only be devastating to the countries involved, it would cause havoc worldwide for at least a decade, according to a new analysis. The massive fires resulting from even a limited conflict would blast enough soot into the atmosphere to create an ozone hole over heavily populated areas, researchers warned in a paper in Monday's online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
My Way News - Physicist Says Particle Will Be Seen
AP reports: "The new Geneva collider will recreate the rapidly changing conditions in the universe a split second after the Big Bang. It will be the closest that scientists have yet come to the event that they theorize was the beginning of the universe. They hope the new equipment will enable them to study particles and forces yet unobserved."
AP reports: "The new Geneva collider will recreate the rapidly changing conditions in the universe a split second after the Big Bang. It will be the closest that scientists have yet come to the event that they theorize was the beginning of the universe. They hope the new equipment will enable them to study particles and forces yet unobserved."
My Way News - Israel, Palestinian Leaders Resume Talks
AP reports: "Israeli and Palestinian leaders renewed efforts Monday to end their conflict by year's end, but their first meeting in two months deteriorated into accusations that each side was not living up to a U.S.-backed peace plan."
AP reports: "Israeli and Palestinian leaders renewed efforts Monday to end their conflict by year's end, but their first meeting in two months deteriorated into accusations that each side was not living up to a U.S.-backed peace plan."
My Way News - US Evangelicals March Through Jerusalem
AP reports: "American televangelist John Hagee led several hundred flag-waving followers across Jerusalem on Monday, a colorful display of the growing alliance between Christian evangelicals and Israel."
AP reports: "American televangelist John Hagee led several hundred flag-waving followers across Jerusalem on Monday, a colorful display of the growing alliance between Christian evangelicals and Israel."
My Way News - Israel Unveils 60th Birthday Plans
AP reports: "Israel on Sunday rolled out its plans for this year's 60th anniversary celebrations, promising concerts, Holocaust remembrance events and a workshop promoting Arab-Israeli coexistence."
AP reports: "Israel on Sunday rolled out its plans for this year's 60th anniversary celebrations, promising concerts, Holocaust remembrance events and a workshop promoting Arab-Israeli coexistence."
My Way News - Uneasy, Normal Life Follows Tibet Riots
AP reports: "Three weeks after anti-government protests led by Buddhist monks spread across western China, police checkpoints and roadblocks have mostly disappeared. Smashed panes of glass in shops and government buildings attacked by demonstrators have been replaced and businesses have reopened."
AP reports: "Three weeks after anti-government protests led by Buddhist monks spread across western China, police checkpoints and roadblocks have mostly disappeared. Smashed panes of glass in shops and government buildings attacked by demonstrators have been replaced and businesses have reopened."
My Way News - EU Allows Mobile Phones on Airplanes
AP reports: "The European Union on Monday opened the way for air travelers to use mobile phones to talk, text or send e-mails on planes throughout Europe's airspace."
AP reports: "The European Union on Monday opened the way for air travelers to use mobile phones to talk, text or send e-mails on planes throughout Europe's airspace."
My Way News - US Cyberwarfare Prep Includes Offense
AP reports: "U.S. military officials seeking to boost the nation's cyberwarfare capabilities are looking beyond defending the Internet: They are developing ways to launch virtual attacks on enemies."
AP reports: "U.S. military officials seeking to boost the nation's cyberwarfare capabilities are looking beyond defending the Internet: They are developing ways to launch virtual attacks on enemies."
My Way News - China Confirms Human H5N1 Transmission
AP reports: "Human-to-human transmission of bird flu has happened about a dozen times in the past, in countries including Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Turkey. In nearly every case, transmission has occurred among blood relatives who have been in close contact, and the virus has not spread into the wider community."
AP reports: "Human-to-human transmission of bird flu has happened about a dozen times in the past, in countries including Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Turkey. In nearly every case, transmission has occurred among blood relatives who have been in close contact, and the virus has not spread into the wider community."
Danger Room - Wired Blogs
The Wired blog Danger Room posts about a new book that imagines war with Iran: "Although talk of war with Iran has subsided somewhat, a French author has taken the prospect seriously enough to devote a whole book to a chilling, highly detailed look at how it might play out."
The Wired blog Danger Room posts about a new book that imagines war with Iran: "Although talk of war with Iran has subsided somewhat, a French author has taken the prospect seriously enough to devote a whole book to a chilling, highly detailed look at how it might play out."
Friday, April 04, 2008
NATO boosts cyber-attack response force - Yahoo! News
AFP reports: "NATO has put in place special emergency response teams to deal with cyber terrorism following a serious attack on member state Estonia last year, a senior official said on Friday. Estonia's government websites were crippled for nearly two months in 2007 by Internet attacks believed to emanate from Russia."
AFP reports: "NATO has put in place special emergency response teams to deal with cyber terrorism following a serious attack on member state Estonia last year, a senior official said on Friday. Estonia's government websites were crippled for nearly two months in 2007 by Internet attacks believed to emanate from Russia."
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