PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD

• Abbas: We will not make unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood
• Abbas: U.S. not working hard enough for Palestinian state
• Russia, Jordan vow to achieve an independent Palestinian state
• Peru Recognizes Palestinian State
• Report: Cyprus recognizes Palestinian state

NEWS FROM IRAN

• Commander: Enemies Unable to Harm Iran
• Commander: Iran Fully Prepared to Defend Persian Gulf Air Space
• Iran cleric: Mideast unrest replay of our 1979 Islamic revolution
• Iranian Speaker Terms Revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt Islamic Awakening
• Report: Russia warns of ‘Iranian Chernobyl’

THE CONTINUING AL-QAEDA THREAT

• Al Qaeda actively seeking “dirty” bombs
• Al-Qaeda: Still on Schedule for World Domination?
• Al-Qaeda to unleash Western jihadis
• Ground Zero imam: ‘Apostates against Islam must be jailed’
• WikiLeaks cables: MI6 warns of new suicide bomb wave

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Russian President Calls Terrorism A Global Fight
• Chechen Rebel Leader Promises More Terror Attacks on Russia
• Russia ready for anti-terrorism cooperation, Medvedev tells foreign ambassadors

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Muslims post death threats on doors of Christian homes
• Iraq’s Christians consumed by fear
• Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi facing threat of suicide attack

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS

• China’s hostile space capabilities worry U.S.
• Exoplanet hunt turns up 54 potentially habitable worlds

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Putin Calls for Suppressing Extremism
• Russia warns Poland against hosting US fighter jets
• Nuclear treaty goes easy on Russia

NEWS FROM ASIA

• North Korea ‘ready for sacred war’ with the South
• North Korea ‘has boosted special forces’
• South Korean president ramps up aggressive stance towards North

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS

• Forecasters keep eye on looming ‘Solar Max’

KNOWLEDGE INCREASED

• Spanish Researchers Want to Tag Human Embryos With Bar Codes
• Germany reports ‘sharp rise’ in cyberattacks

NEWS FROM IRAN

• Iranian President Urges Enemies to Give Up Wrong Policies
• Iranian students threaten to destroy Esther’s tomb

SPEAK NO EVIL

• Thousands Rally to Uphold Pakistani Blasphemy Laws
• Assassin of Pakistani Governor Driven by Belief in Blasphemy Laws