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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
March 11th, 2013

Hundreds of Christians Clash With Pakistani Police After Muslim Mob Torches 170 Homes
Hundreds of Christians clashed with police across Pakistan on Sunday, a day after a Muslim mob burned dozens of homes owned by members of the minority religious group in retaliation for alleged insults against Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Christians are often the target of Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws, which rights activists say are frequently used to persecute religious minorities or settle personal disputes.

Cardinals gather for final pre-conclave discussions
Global leaders of the Roman Catholic Church are meeting in the Vatican for their final group talks ahead of the election of Pope Benedict’s successor. More than 130 cardinals have spoken during the General Congregations held during the past week. On Tuesday, the 115 cardinal-electors, those aged under 80, will move into seclusion in a Vatican hotel ahead of the secret vote on the next pope.

US-South Korea drills begin amid North Korea tensions
The US and South Korea have begun annual military drills amid high tensions with North Korea in the wake of a UN sanctions vote. Pyongyang has strongly condemned the exercises, threatening to scrap the armistice that ended the Korean War. Seoul says North Korea also appears to have carried out a threat made last week to sever a cross-border hotline.

Godless, churchless, faithless lifestyle weighing on women?
"Women are not getting married. They are under far more stress than they used to be under, and the lifestyle that is so typical today -- that is godless and churchless and faithless -- is particularly hard on women," she submits. Crouse also points to the sexual promiscuity of today, including skyrocketing STDs. And she recalls that some leading thinkers in the country have suggested that what America needs is an old-fashioned John Wesley-type revival and another Great Awakening.

Antibiotics resistance 'as big a risk as terrorism' - medical chief
The danger posed by growing resistance to antibiotics should be ranked along with terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the government's chief medical officer for England has said. Professor Dame Sally Davies described it as a "ticking time bomb". She warned that routine operations could become deadly in just 20 years if we lose the ability to fight infection.

The calm before the solar storm? NASA warns 'something unexpected is happening to the Sun'
'Something unexpected' is happening on the Sun, Nasa has warned. This year was supposed to be the year of 'solar maximum,' the peak of the 11-year sunspot cycle. But as this image reveals, solar activity is relatively low.

Four Asteroids Buzz Earth in Single Week
All four asteroid flybys occurred between March 4 and today (March 10). The asteroids were also all discovered this month, some just days ago. The biggest space rock encounter occurred Saturday (March 9), when the asteroid 2013 ET passed just inside 600,000 miles (965,606 kilometers) of Earth,

CDC wants U.S. docs to look out for mysterious coronavirus from Middle East
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning U.S. doctors about a mysterious new coronavirus that's been claiming lives overseas. The CDC's new report...shows there have been a total of 14 confirmed cases of the novel infection reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), with eight deaths. The illnesses occurred in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, and the United Kingdom from April 2012 through February 2013.

Authorities say light Alaska earthquake felt in Anchorage, towns to the northwest
Authorities in Alaska say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.0 was felt in Anchorage and areas to the northwest. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center reports that the quake struck shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday. It was centered 28 miles northwest of Anchorage.

No tsunami from 6.7 Papua New Guinea earthquake
A strong magnitude-6.7 earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea but there are no immediate reports of damage and no regional tsunami alert. Chris McKee, the assistant director of the Geophysical Observatory in Port Moresby, said the earthquake's epicenter was relatively deep and some way offshore so it was unlikely to have caused major problems.

Plague of pigs in Shanghai river raises concerns over drinking water safety
More than 1,000 dead pigs have been found floating in Shanghai's main waterway, the Chinese city's government said Monday, as residents expressed fears over possible drinking water contamination. Workers in the south-western district of Songjiang fished more than 1,200 dead swine out of the Huangpu river, which goes on to cut through the commercial hub and create its waterfront Bund district.

Egypt’s police strike spreads nationwide; Morsi deploys Army
Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency said that at least 30 police stations have stopped working amid nationwide unrest. MENA said police shut down their facilities as part of their demand for the dismissal of Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim. They have declared a revolt against the policy of the Interior Ministry,” a police source said.

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