BBC NEWS - Holy City facing splits and decline
BBC News reports: "The future of Jerusalem, home to some 740,000 people and a pilgrimage site for Muslims, Christians and Jews, is hotly contested. Israelis see it as their capital, Palestinians want to have theirs here too."
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
AFP - Mediterranean Union agrees on HQ, Arab-Israeli role
AFP reports: "Foreign ministers from the new Mediterranean Union struck a deal Tuesday for Barcelona to host the forum's headquarters and for Israel and the Arab League to take part side-by-side."
AFP reports: "Foreign ministers from the new Mediterranean Union struck a deal Tuesday for Barcelona to host the forum's headquarters and for Israel and the Arab League to take part side-by-side."
GodTube-Banned Pastor Tackles 'Absurd Religion' in New Book - Christianpost.com
The Christian Post reports: "According to The Barna Group, there was around a 90 percent increase in the number of unchurched Americans in the last decade. In 1991 there were 39 million unchurched Americans compared with 75 million found in 2004. A more recent study released earlier this year further found that tens of millions of people are experiencing and expressing their faith in God independent of any connection to a conventional church. In his appearance on the 700 Club, Gray claimed that the decline in church attendance reveals the need for churches that are God-centered rather than people-centered."
The Christian Post reports: "According to The Barna Group, there was around a 90 percent increase in the number of unchurched Americans in the last decade. In 1991 there were 39 million unchurched Americans compared with 75 million found in 2004. A more recent study released earlier this year further found that tens of millions of people are experiencing and expressing their faith in God independent of any connection to a conventional church. In his appearance on the 700 Club, Gray claimed that the decline in church attendance reveals the need for churches that are God-centered rather than people-centered."
BBC NEWS - Google searches track flu spread
BBC News reports: "Google's philanthropic arm Google.org has released a new site that tracks the incidence of flu in the US based on terms used in Google searches."
BBC News reports: "Google's philanthropic arm Google.org has released a new site that tracks the incidence of flu in the US based on terms used in Google searches."
BBC NEWS - Google Earth revives ancient Rome
BBC News reports: "Ancient Rome is the first historical city to be added to Google Earth. Google's blog said the model contains more than 6,700 buildings, with more than 250 place marks linking to key sites in a variety of languages."
BBC News reports: "Ancient Rome is the first historical city to be added to Google Earth. Google's blog said the model contains more than 6,700 buildings, with more than 250 place marks linking to key sites in a variety of languages."
CNN - Blair: Obama can help forge Israeli-Palestinian peace
CNN reports: "Blair, envoy for the Mideast Quartet -- four international entities seeking peace between Israel and the Palestinians -- said Obama can capitalize on a recent international consensus on how to achieve peace in the Middle East."
CNN reports: "Blair, envoy for the Mideast Quartet -- four international entities seeking peace between Israel and the Palestinians -- said Obama can capitalize on a recent international consensus on how to achieve peace in the Middle East."
Friday, November 07, 2008
My Way News - Bush punts unfinished Mideast peace deal to Obama
AP reports: "The Bush administration has conceded that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is no longer possible by the end of its term and is preparing to hand the fragile, unfinished U.S.-backed peace effort to President-elect Obama."
AP reports: "The Bush administration has conceded that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is no longer possible by the end of its term and is preparing to hand the fragile, unfinished U.S.-backed peace effort to President-elect Obama."
My Way News - US says al-Qaida regional leader killed
AP reports: "The U.S. military says U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed a senior al-Qaida in Iraq leader in the Tarmiyah area north of Baghdad."
AP reports: "The U.S. military says U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed a senior al-Qaida in Iraq leader in the Tarmiyah area north of Baghdad."
My Way News - Syria congratulates Obama, hopes for dialogue
AP reports: "President Bashar Assad's note comes just weeks after the Bush administration ordered a U.S. helicopter raid into Syria near Iraq's border last month that strained relations between the two countries."
AP reports: "President Bashar Assad's note comes just weeks after the Bush administration ordered a U.S. helicopter raid into Syria near Iraq's border last month that strained relations between the two countries."
My Way News - Palestinians fire rockets at Israel, no injuries
AP reports: "Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired at least three rockets at southern Israel on Friday, the Israeli military said, fraying a five-month truce that has been tested sorely this week."
AP reports: "Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired at least three rockets at southern Israel on Friday, the Israeli military said, fraying a five-month truce that has been tested sorely this week."
My Way News - Pakistan says 13 killed in US missile strike
AP reports: "A suspected U.S. missile targeting a Taliban commander killed 13 people near the Afghan border Friday, a sign that America's new general for the region is not heeding Islamabad's pleas for a halt to the strikes."
AP reports: "A suspected U.S. missile targeting a Taliban commander killed 13 people near the Afghan border Friday, a sign that America's new general for the region is not heeding Islamabad's pleas for a halt to the strikes."
My Way News - US official: Taliban sought wedding party deaths
AP reports: "Taliban fighters held a wedding party captive and fired on U.S. forces in an attack designed to draw U.S. airstrikes on civilians and stoke anti-American sentiment, a U.S. official said Friday citing 'firsthand' reports."
AP reports: "Taliban fighters held a wedding party captive and fired on U.S. forces in an attack designed to draw U.S. airstrikes on civilians and stoke anti-American sentiment, a U.S. official said Friday citing 'firsthand' reports."
My Way News - UN officials: Angolan troops fighting in Congo
AP reports: "Reports that Angolan troops joined Congolese soldiers battling rebels near the city of Goma raised new fears the conflict could spread in the region, but the U.N. chief holding a peace conference in nearby Nairobi denied the reports."
AP reports: "Reports that Angolan troops joined Congolese soldiers battling rebels near the city of Goma raised new fears the conflict could spread in the region, but the U.N. chief holding a peace conference in nearby Nairobi denied the reports."
Thursday, November 06, 2008
My Way News - Putin's return? Russian parliament may allow it
AP reports: "Russia's constitution will be amended by year's end to extend the presidential term to six years, lawmakers promised Thursday - a move that could pave the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin."
AP reports: "Russia's constitution will be amended by year's end to extend the presidential term to six years, lawmakers promised Thursday - a move that could pave the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin."
My Way News - Rice: Mideast peace by year-end no longer possible
AP reports: "The Bush administration conceded Thursday that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by a year-end deadline is no longer possible."
AP reports: "The Bush administration conceded Thursday that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by a year-end deadline is no longer possible."
My Way News - Israeli FM: US dialogue with Iran could be problem
AP reports: "Israeli officials describe Iran as the biggest threat to the Jewish state's existence, citing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's frequent calls for Israel's destruction and its development of long-range missiles capable of striking the Jewish state."
AP reports: "Israeli officials describe Iran as the biggest threat to the Jewish state's existence, citing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's frequent calls for Israel's destruction and its development of long-range missiles capable of striking the Jewish state."
My Way News - Petraeus: Afghan tribes needed to fight militants
AP reports: "Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the new military overseer of America's two wars said Thursday."
AP reports: "Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the new military overseer of America's two wars said Thursday."
My Way News - Bombers kill 19 and wound dozens in NW Pakistan
AP reports: "Two suicide bombers attacked pro-government tribesmen and security forces Thursday in Pakistan's volatile northwest, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens, officials said."
AP reports: "Two suicide bombers attacked pro-government tribesmen and security forces Thursday in Pakistan's volatile northwest, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens, officials said."
My Way News - Bush administration hopeful on summit
AP reports: "Europeans - led by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy- are seeking ambitious regulatory reforms coordinated among countries to prevent a repeat of similar housing, credit and financial debacles that are now imperiling the economies of the United States and the world. Instead, the Bush administration predicts world leaders will come together on broad principles of reform to better protect against future financial crises, promote regulatory cooperation among countries and identify the root causes of the crises at hand."
AP reports: "Europeans - led by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy- are seeking ambitious regulatory reforms coordinated among countries to prevent a repeat of similar housing, credit and financial debacles that are now imperiling the economies of the United States and the world. Instead, the Bush administration predicts world leaders will come together on broad principles of reform to better protect against future financial crises, promote regulatory cooperation among countries and identify the root causes of the crises at hand."
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
My Way News - Iran sees US choppers near its frontiers
AP reports: "The Iranian military said it would respond to any violation of its borders and warned the U.S. military to keep its distance."
AP reports: "The Iranian military said it would respond to any violation of its borders and warned the U.S. military to keep its distance."
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