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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
May 2nd, 2013

Mission never quite ‘accomplished’: Iraq haunted by violence 10 years after Bush speech
Ten years after the US declared its victory over Saddam Hussein, Iraq is still mired in violence, with each day adding up to death toll among its population. Washington is meanwhile considering another mission in the region.

Israel: Conflict over recognition, not territory
Israel's prime minister gave a cool reception Wednesday to a new Arab Mideast peace initiative, saying the conflict with the Palestinians isn't about territory, but rather the Palestinians' refusal to recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland.

Greg Laurie to Gay Activists: 'I Won't Back Down'
If people want to make it all about that I'm not going to back down. In the immortal words of the great theologian Tom Petty, 'I won't back down,' I won't. I'm not going to apologize." Laurie paralleled the efforts of gay rights activists to that of the palace officials who sought to stop Daniel (in the Old Testament) from praying and passed a law that resulted in him being thrown into the Lion's Den.

Pentagon ban raises specter of court martial for soldiers sharing faith
The Defense Department said this week that proselytizing — trying to get someone to change faiths — is banned. Its statement does not define proselytizing or address the role of military chaplains. It also does not rule out court martial for those whose share their faith too aggressively.

Third earthquake in fortnight jolts Tricity
An earthquake, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, struck the city on Wednesday afternoon. The epicentre was Jammu-Himachal Pradesh border and tremors were felt across north India and in parts of Pakistan. Tricity residents rushed out of their homes and offices as it was felt for a few seconds around 12.30 pm. No loss of life or property was reported. - See more at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/third-earthquake-in-fortnight-jolts-tricity/1110381/#sthash.JIXtDq7i.dpuf

Earthquake tremors jolt India, Pakistan
A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck in northern India on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. Tremors were also felt in some areas of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkwa in Pakistan. The quake was only 10 kilometres deep and struck at 6:57 GMT about 140km northeast of Sialkot, said the USGS.

Stain on America
Brig. Gen. Itai Brun, that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime had used lethal chemical weapons, apparently sarin gas, against the rebels on a number of occasions. The US government’s response was denial. Israel's intelligence community was shocked and livid, since it appeared that Israel and the US were in agreement regarding the intelligence that had been gathered on Syria's use of chemical weapons.

Vatican astronomers are searching for alien life, say authors
"The records in the Vatican go back centuries," said Putnam, who is a theologian. "I read two chapters of history concerning the Vatican's interest in extra-terrestrials."

Young desire wealth 'but don’t want to earn it’
Young people have a "fantasy gap" between their desire for wealth and their willingness to work hard to achieve it, psychologists have found. Researchers in the United States compared the materialism and work ethic of three generations of high school seniors.

Pentagon May Court Martial Soldiers Who Share Christian Faith
The Pentagon has released a statement confirming that soldiers could be prosecuted for promoting their faith: "Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense...Court martials and non-judicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis...”. ...Being convicted in a court martial means that a soldier has committed a crime under federal military law.

Gov. Brown OKs funds to confiscate guns from criminals, mentally ill
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at taking handguns and assault rifles away from 20,000 Californians who acquired them legally but have since been disqualified from ownership because of a criminal conviction or serious mental illness. The measure, the first of several gun-related bills to reach the governor, allocates $24 million in surplus funds to hire dozens of additional special agents to tackle a backlog of 40,000 weapons in the hands of people not allowed to possess firearms.

Saudi Arabia Sars-like virus 'kills five'
Five people in Saudi Arabia have died from a Sars-like virus and two more are seriously ill, officials say. The seven cases were all from al-Ahsa governorate in the east of the country, the Saudi news agency SPA said citing health officials. The novel coronavirus (NCoV) causes pneumonia and sometimes kidney failure.

ECB interest rates expected to fall to new low
The European Central Bank (ECB) is widely expected to cut interest rates later, as it seeks to boost growth amid ongoing fears for the eurozone economy. A cut would be the first in 10 months, and reduce its key interest rate to a new record low from the current 0.75%. Concerns are growing about the health of eurozone economies, reflected on Thursday in data showing that German manufacturing shrank in April.

Somalia famine 'killed 260,000 people'
Nearly 260,000 people died during the famine that hit Somalia from 2010 to 2012, a study shows. Half of them were children under the age of five, says the report by the UN food agency and the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network. The number of deaths was higher than the estimated 220,000 people who died during the 1992 famine.

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