Blizzard spreads snowy shroud over nearly half US

CHICAGO, USA - A fearsome storm spread a smothering shroud of white over nearly half the nation Wednesday, snarling transportation from Oklahoma to New England, burying parts of the Midwest under 2 feet of snow and laying down dangerously heavy ice in the Northeast that was too much for some buildings to bear.

Deaths in renewed Cairo shooting

CAIRO, EGYPT - Gunfire has rung out in the early hours of Thursday around Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, killing at least three protesters. Sustained bursts of fire rattled on for about two hours while anti-government demonstrators tried to keep hold of the square. The US has urged all Americans in Egypt to leave "immediately".

US and China in military standoff over space missiles

USA/CHINA - The two nuclear superpowers both shot down their own satellites using sophisticated missiles in separate shows of strength, the files suggest. The American Government was so incensed by Chinese actions in space that it privately warned Beijing it would face military action if it did not desist.

Tension in the Middle East and Asia has 'direct potential' to lead to nuclear war

UK - Tension in the Middle East and Asia has given rise to an escalating atomic arms and missiles race which has "the direct potential to lead to nuclear war," leaked diplomatic documents disclose. Rogue states are also increasing their efforts to secure chemical and biological weapons, and the means to deploy them, leaving billions in the world's most densely populated area at risk of a devastating strike, the documents show.

A line in the sand on Europe

UK - Tory MPs are to be given the green light to assert the supremacy of Parliament in a defining battle with the European courts. David Cameron has accepted he has no chance of persuading Parliament to back demands from Strasbourg to give thousands of prisoners the vote for the first time in 140 years.

What the Future May Hold for Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

EGYPT - The Muslim Brotherhood has been Egypt's largest opposition group for years. Now, with the regime of President Hosni Mubarak wobbling, the organization could find its way into power - and is doing its best to look legitimate.

Yemeni president says he won't seek another term

SANAA, YEMEN - The Yemeni president told parliament on Wednesday he will not seek another term in office or hand power to his son - an apparent reaction to protests in this impoverished nation that have been inspired by Tunisia's revolt and the turmoil in Egypt.

IMF, warning of war, says ready to help Egypt

USA - The International Monetary Fund stands ready to help riot-torn Egypt rebuild its economy, the IMF chief said Tuesday as he warned governments to tackle unemployment and income inequality or risk war. Dominique Strauss-Kahn also said rising food prices could have "potentially devastating consequences" for poorer nations, and warned that Asia's fast-growing economies faced a risk of a "hard landing".

Wall Street Execs On New Terror Threat Info

USA - Security officials are warning the leaders of major Wall Street banks that al Qaeda terrorists in Yemen may be trying to plan attacks against those financial institutions or their leading executives. Intelligence officials stress the threats are general in nature and there is "no indication of a targeted assassination plot" against any Wall Street executive.

'Al-Qaida on brink of using nuclear bomb'

NATO - Al-Qaida is on the verge of producing radioactive weapons after sourcing nuclear material and recruiting rogue scientists to build "dirty" bombs, according to leaked diplomatic documents. A leading atomic regulator has privately warned that the world stands on the brink of a "nuclear 9/11".

US prepares for growing winter storm

USA - The US is bracing for another onslaught of bitter winter weather as a major storm gathers in the mid-west. The storm is expected to affect a third of the country, stretching from Colorado in the country's centre to the north-eastern state of Maine. Some 6,000 flights were cancelled on Tuesday, with more cancellations foreseen on Wednesday.

Queensland evacuations urged ahead of Cyclone Yasi

AUSTRALIA - Australian officals are urging residents in parts of Queensland to flee ahead of the most dangerous storm ever predicted to hit the state. Cyclone Yasi, a category five storm - the highest alert level - will make landfall on Wednesday night local time (after 1200 GMT). State Premier Anna Bligh said people should just "grab each other" and find safety.

Muslim Brotherhood: 'Prepare Egyptians for war with Israel'

EGYPT - A leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt told the Arabic-language Iranian news network Al-Alam on Monday that he would like to see the Egyptian people prepare for war against Israel, according to the Hebrew-language business newspaper Calcalist.

Jordan protests: King Abdullah names Marouf Bakhit PM

JORDAN - King Abdullah of Jordan has dismissed his cabinet and appointed a new prime minister amid large street protests. New PM Marouf Bakhit has been charged with carrying out "true political reforms", but the Islamist opposition rejected the appointment.

Pope Wants Concrete Projects for Holy Land Peace

VATICAN CITY - Benedict XVI is encouraging concrete projects to bring peace in the Holy Land in this time of great change in the Middle East. The Pope made this exhortation today after he had prayed the midday Angelus with thousands who had gathered in St Peter's Square.

“Just what is an APOSTLE?”
Just what is an Apostle?

Today we find the Church of God in a “wilderness of religious confusion!”

The confusion is not merely around the Church – within the religions of the world outside – but WITHIN the very heart of The True Church itself!

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Listen to Me, You who know righteousness, You people in whose heart is My Law: …I have put My words in your mouth, I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the heavens, Lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, “you are My people” (Isaiah 51:7,16)