Reuters AlertNet - Global sea levels could rise 30 cm by 2100
"World sea levels could rise 30 centimetres (12 inches) by the end of the century and freak weather will become more common due to rapid global warming, according to a new study by a leading German research institute." [Roaring Seas and Tides, Luke 21:11]

My Way News - Bush Delays Action Against Saudi Arabia
"The Bush administration has postponed punishing Saudi Arabia for restricting religious freedom, giving the U.S. ally six more months to show it has made progress in its treatment of religious minorities." [Believers Persecuted, Matthew 24:8]

My Way News - WHO Tries to Allay Bird Flu Fears
"The World Health Organization moved Friday to revise alarming predictions that a pandemic stemming from the bird flu virus ravaging parts of Asia could kill as many as 150 million people." :: I thought the idea was to inspire a sense of urgency, but apparently they don't want to alarm anyone, so now this could all just turn out to be a minor pandemic (they used to call those epidemics). [Pestilence, Luke 21:11]

My Way News - New Flu Pandemic Could Kill 150 Million
"A top U.N. public health expert warned Thursday that a new influenza pandemic could come anytime and claim millions of lives unless officials to take action now to control an epidemic in Asia." [Pestilence, Luke 21:11]

My Way News - Powerful Earthquake Rocks Northern Peru
"A powerful earthquake in northern Peru killed at least one person, destroyed about 100 homes and disrupted electricity and telephone service in much of the region, the civil defense chief said Monday. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake was felt throughout Peru's northern coast and as far away as Bogota, Colombia, more than 700 miles to the north, and broke windows in towns in Ecuador." :: I don't usually post quake news, as you know, there are thousands of quakes every day, but this was a big one. [Quakes, Matthew 24:7]

My Way News - China Launches Major War Games
"China on Tuesday launched major annual war games in Inner Mongolia, pitting 16,000 troops against each other in a mock battle observed by military officers from a record 24 nations." [Wars & Rumors of War, Matthew 24:6]

My Way News - Israel to Open New Archaeological Site
"Israel unveiled an underground archaeological site near a disputed Jerusalem holy shrine on Tuesday, nearly a decade after the opening of an exhibit in the same area sparked widespread Palestinian rioting...The new tourist center snakes underground, adjacent to the path of the Western Wall, the last remaining retaining wall of the Jewish Temple." :: I wonder why the wire services call it a shrine?[Holy Place, Daniel 9:27, Matthew 24:15 & 2 Thessalonians 2:4]

My Way News - No. 2 Leader of al-Qaida in Iraq Killed
"Iraqi and U.S. forces claimed a major blow against one of the country's deadliest insurgent groups Tuesday, saying they killed the No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq who masterminded a brutal escalation in suicide bombings that claimed nearly 700 lives in Baghdad since April." [Wars & Rumors of War, Matthew 24:6]

BBC News - Israel hits more targets in Gaza
"Israeli aircraft have fired missiles at targets in Gaza as part of an operation against Palestinian militants. "

My Way News - Singapore Battles Dengue Fever Outbreak
"About 11,000 people have been infected with dengue fever in Singapore this year, and 11 have died. Some hospitals suspended non-urgent surgeries to cope with the flood of dengue patients, and the government appointed a Cabinet-level panel to deal with the problem." [Pestilence, Luke 21:11]

SpaceWar - Negotiation Or Escalation? That Is The Question In Iran Nuclear Crisis
"The UN atomic watchdog's new hard line towards Iran could lead to either escalation or negotiation in the showdown over Iranian nuclear activities which the United States claims hide weapons work." [Rumors of War, Matthew 24:6]

Bush Mulls Lead Role for Military in Disasters
By Caren Bohan,

Reuters

BATON ROUGE, La. (Sept. 25) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Sunday that Congress ought to consider giving the U.S. military the lead role in responding to natural disasters, as he heard one general describe the Hurricane Katrina rescue effort as a ''train wreck.''

MyWay News - Israeli launches airstrikes against Hamas
" Israel launched a 'crushing' retaliation Saturday against Hamas in Gaza with deadly airstrikes, troops massed at the border and a planned ground incursion after militants fired 35 rockets at Israeli towns - their first major attack since the Gaza pullout...The chain of events began Friday afternoon, with an explosion at a Hamas rally in Gaza's crowded Jebaliya refugee camp in which at least 15 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded. Hamas blamed Israel for that blast, claiming Israeli aircraft fired missiles into the crowd, and said its rocket attacks on Israeli towns were meant as retaliation. However, the Palestinian Authority held the Islamic militants responsible, saying they apparently mishandled explosives at the rally." [Battle for Jerusalem, Ezekiel 38:8; Zechariah 12; Zechariah 14; Luke 21:20]

My Way News - Indonesia Braces for Bird Flu Deaths
"Indonesia was bracing for more bird flu deaths Thursday after the World Health Organization warned that the densely populated country could see more fatalities from the virus than hardest-hit Vietnam and Thailand." [Pestilence, Luke 21:11]

My Way News - U.N. Envoy: 'Road Map' Only Viable Option
"Israel's recent withdrawal from the Gaza Strip was encouraging, but mutual steps laid out in the U.N.-backed 'road map' remain the only realistic way to achieve peace with the Palestinians, the top U.N. Mideast envoy said Friday." [Covenant With Many, Daniel 9:27]

My Way News - Israeli Aircraft Launch Missiles in Gaza
"The Israeli air force attacked three buildings in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, the first airstrikes since Israel withdrew from Gaza last week after 38 years of occupation, the army said...The attacks, which Israel said targeted militant weapons facilities, came after militants fired 21 homemade rockets from the Gaza Strip into the Israeli town of Sderot, injuring five Israelis, the army said."

My Way News - Fighting Surges in Iraq; 2 U.S. Troops Die
"Heavy fighting surged Friday in the Euphrates River city of Ramadi, police and hospital officials said, and the U.S. military reported the deaths of two more soldiers around the militant stronghold, scene of nearly one-quarter of 29 American deaths this month." [Wars and Rumors of War, Matthew 24:6]

My Way News - Israel Evacuates West Bank Military Base
"Israeli forces evacuated a West Bank army base that was used as a staging area for removing residents of two Jewish settlements last month...Meanwhile, in Washington, President Bush asked Jordan's King Abdullah II to visit Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to help advance the Middle East peace process." [Covenant With Many, Daniel 9:27]

BetaNews - MasterCard to Offer Swipeless Cards
"MasterCard said at an industry conference in Memphis Monday that it planned to have nearly four million 'swipeless' RFID credit cards in circulation by year's end. Dubbed PayPass, a user will only have to wave his or her card in front of a sensor to make a payment on the item." :: My standard disclaimer here, not the mark, just an interesting bit of commerce tech, have no fear of using these contactless cards. [Mark of the Beast, Rev 13:16-18]

My Way News - Indonesia Moves to Contain Bird Flu

"The government imposed 'extraordinary' measures Tuesday to contain a bird flu outbreak that has killed four people in Indonesia, including the forced hospitalization of people with symptoms of the disease." [Pestilence, Luke 21:11]