Church of England to Build “Pagan Church”
What would it be like to worship the Goddess inside a Christian cathedral, or to hold a Christian sermon inside a prehistoric stone circle? The Church of England (CoE) has announced plans to make such a scenario into reality by forming a church which incorporates pagan styles of worship and ritual, but the efforts have drawn criticism from Christians and pagans alike.
Israel fears Jihadist attacks after Morsi's ouster
State officials warn growing instability in Egypt will create vacuum in Sinai which could be exploited for execution of terror attacks. 'Israel enjoyed good security cooperation with Morsi's Egypt,' says one official
Palestinians say Kerry close to restarting talks
Palestinian officials say US Secretary of State John Kerry is closing in on an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians to relaunch peace talks for a period of six to nine months.
July Tropical Outlook by Meteorologist Rob Guarino July 3, 2013
July is typically an inactive month for tropical storm and hurricane formation. However, on average, the first named storm in the Atlantic Basin (which includes the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean) occurs by July 10th. Tropical systems are most likely to develop in July across the Gulf of Mexico, off the Southeast U.S. coast, or near the Lesser Antilles
Crowds celebrate across Cairo after army statement
Jubilant crowds across Cairo cheered, chanted pro-army slogans and set off fireworks after the military suspended the constitution and overthrew President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday.
Hubble Telescope Snaps 'Comet of the Century' Fireworks
..the comet was about 403 million miles (648 million kilometers) from Earth and crossing between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. NASA officials likened the comet's extreme speed to a skyrocket on the Fourth of July. "The movie shows a sequence of Hubble observations taken over a 43-minute span and compresses this into just five seconds," NASA officials explained in a video description. "The comet travels 34,000 miles in this brief video
Sars-like illness kills man in London
Qatari man who was transferred to UK by air ambulance last September had Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
A SLOW CME APPROACHES
NOAA forecasters estimate a 60% chance of minor geomagnetic storms on July 5th when a slow-moving CME is expected to sweep languidly past Earth. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras on July 5-6.
Analysis: Portugal, Greece risk reawakening euro zone beast
A teetering Portuguese government has underlined the threat that the euro zone debt crisis, in hibernation for almost a year, may be about to reawaken. From Greece to Cyprus, Slovenia to Spain and Italy, and now most pressingly Portugal, where the finance and foreign ministers resigned in the space of two days, a host of problems is stirring after 10 months of relative calm imposed by the European Central Bank.
Human liver grown inside a mouse
A human liver has been grown inside a mouse, giving hope that patients could receive new organs created from their own skin cells within a decade. The breakthrough would eradicate donor waiting lists and the risk of the body rejecting a replacement organ. Japanese scientists used stem cells to create liver ‘buds’ within mice which grew into a piece of human tissue measuring 5mm.
MEPs' move to fix EU carbon market praised
The UK government and green groups have welcomed a European Parliament move to rescue the EU's carbon trading scheme, but say deeper reforms are needed. MEPs backed a European Commission plan to freeze the auctioning of some carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances. The idea is to reduce the current oversupply of allowances, thereby pushing up the carbon price.
Egypt swears in Mansour as interim leader after Morsi ousted
The top judge of Egypt's Constitutional Court, Adly Mahmud Mansour, has been sworn in as interim leader, a day after the army ousted President Mohammed Morsi and put him under house arrest. Mr Mansour said fresh elections were "the only way" forward, but gave no indication of when they would be held. Mr Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected leader, is under house arrest after what he says was a military coup.
Former IDF chief: Morsi's fall doesn't pose immediate danger to Israel
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi's overthrow, and the Egyptian army's takeover of the country, does not pose any immediate danger to Israel, former chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi said on Thursday. "I think the Egyptian army is too busy [with domestic issues] to deal with anything that is outside of Egypt, so I don't think there's any danger at the moment," Ashkenazi said.
Putin signs gay adoption ban
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a law banning gay and lesbian couples in foreign countries from adopting Russian children.
U.S. drought expands for 3rd straight week-US drought monitor
Drought conditions expanded in the contiguous United States over the past week given persistent heat and dryness in the southern Plains, while the eastern half of the country is out of drought amid steady rains, according to a weekly drought report.
Syria's Assad brags opponents failed to oust him
Syria's President Bashar Assad claimed in an interview published Thursday that countries conspiring against Syria have "used up all their tools" in their campaign to overthrow his regime. The remarks came as Western-backed Syrian opposition figures gathered in Turkey for talks on electing a new leadership.
California pot shop billed as world's largest may stay open for now -judge
A medical marijuana dispensary billed as the world's largest cannabis store may stay open while the city of Oakland fights a U.S. government effort to shut it down or seize the property, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
Egypt's Morsi ousted: Papers express joy and concern
Many Egyptian newspapers express relief and delight over the ousting of President Mohammed Morsi. However the paper of the pro-Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice party insists on the need for "constitutional legitimacy". Elsewhere in the region, few rush to Mr Morsi's defence, but some are concerned about what the future may hold.
Snowden case: Bolivia condemns jet 'aggression'
Bolivia has accused European countries of an "act of aggression" for refusing to allow its presidential jet into their airspace, amid suggestions US fugitive Edward Snowden was on board.
S. Korea proposes talks with North on factory park
South Korea's government said Thursday that it has reached out to North Korea to discuss restarting a jointly run factory park after weeks of testy silence between the two sides.
Abbas: Israel trying to rebuild Jewish Temple!
Once again demonstrating his penchant for theatrics, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas last month made an impassioned call to the Arab world to stop the insidious Jewish plot to rebuilt the Jewish Temple in its historic location - Jerusalem's Temple Mount.