THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS
- Israeli warplanes launch air strike inside Syria
- Syrian Official: Israeli Strike ‘Declaration of War’
- Hezbollah: We will defend Syria against Israel, U.S.
- Exiled Muslim Brotherhood plans return to Syria
CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH
- Pentagon Taps Anti-Christian Extremist for Religious Tolerance Policy
- Military surrenders in war on Christian evangelism
- Egyptian Muslims Prohibited from Wishing Happy Easter
- Egyptian Police Ignore Muslim Slaughter of Coptic Christians
- Egypt’s Pope says Islamist rulers neglect Copts
- Egypt’s Coptic Christians live in fear of Islamic extremists
- Muslims Attack Christians at Funeral in Nigeria, 20 Dead
- Pope Francis: Liberation Theologian?
NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST
- Netanyahu: Conflict is Over Israel’s Existence, Not Land
- Quds Brigades Warn Israel of Stunning Response to Future Aggressions
- Hamas Warns Zionist Extremists against Storming Aqsa Mosque
- Iran able to destroy Israel ‘alone’: commander
- Top Official: Iran Threat Greater Than Ever
PLAGUES AND PESTILENCES
- Saudi Arabia Sars-like virus ‘kills five’
- China bird flu: Reported H7N9 cases rise to 60
- WHO says new bird strain is “one of most lethal” flu viruses
SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS
- Life on Mars to become a reality in 2023, Dutch firm claims
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May 20, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
- North Korea warns military cleared to attack U.S. with nuclear weapons
- U.S. Sends B-2 Bombers Over Korean Peninsula
- North Korea Raises Nuclear Threat Level Against US, S. Korea
- Chinese Naval Fleet Heads Deep Into Disputed Waters
- Putin orders large-scale military exercises in Black Sea
- Analyst: Russia prepping military to fight U.S.
SHARIAH LAW
- Kuwait Parliament Approves Death Penalty for Those Who Insult Allah
- Amnesty ‘outrage’ at Saudi paralysis sentence
- Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina rejects blasphemy law
- Muslim mob burns Christian village over ‘blasphemy’
CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH
- U.S. AWOL when Christians in crosshairs
- Egyptian mosque turned into house of torture for Christians
- Rise of Islam fuels Christian persecution
- Coptic Christians under siege as mob attacks Cairo cathedral
- Five die in Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt
- Chaldean patriarch: Only 57 churches left in Iraq