Battles over energy may lead to wars
AP - 14/05/2009

MOSCOW – A Kremlin policy paper says international relations will be shaped by battles over energy resources, which may trigger military conflicts on Russia's borders. The National Security Strategy also said that Russia will seek an equal "partnership" with the United States, but named U.S. missile defense plans in Europe among top threats to the national security.

82% want referendum on Lisbon Treaty in the UK
timesonline.co.uk - 14/05/2009

UK - New poll: 82% want referendum on Lisbon Treaty in the UK - even if it has already been ratified by the rest of the EU

Gender-bending chemical timebomb
dailymail.co.uk - 14/05/2009

UK - Chemicals in food, cosmetics and cleaning products are 'feminising' unborn boys and raising their risk of cancer and infertility later in life, an expert warns today. Professor Richard Sharpe, one of Britain's leading reproductive biologists, says everyday substances are linked to soaring rates of birth defects and testicular cancer, and to falling sperm counts.

America threatens trade war with China
telegraph.co.uk - 14/05/2009

USA - The United States government is planning to revive a bill that will punish China for artificially boosting its trade through "currency manipulation". Members of the US Senate and Congress believe that China deliberately undervalues its currency by as much as 40 per cent so that Chinese goods remain cheap to foreign buyers.

Pope Calls For Palestinian Homeland
time.com - 14/05/2009

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - Pope Benedict XVI told Palestinians on Wednesday he understands their suffering and supports their quest for a sovereign homeland, standing in the cradle of Christianity and offering his strongest public support yet for an independent Palestinian state.

The Double Silence of the Pope
spiegel.de - 14/05/2009

JERUSALEM - In the past, Pope Benedict XVI's speeches have gotten him in trouble. Visiting the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem on Monday, it was what he didn't say that irked his audience. Israel is disappointed, as are Jews in Germany.

Somalia 'worst drought in decade'
BBC - 14/05/2009

SOMALIA - Somalia is facing its worst drought for at least a decade, says the UN. Satellite surveys of rainfall and ground research show the drought's severity, said UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden.

The Pope's Muddled Message for the Middle East
time.com - 13/05/2009

JERUSALEM - As the Pontiff carried a message of peace and reconciliation to some of the holiest sites of the three monotheistic faiths, the weeklong papal visit to the Middle East risks unraveling under the weight of the region's complicated history and Benedict's continuing struggle to be heard both loudly and clearly.

Sweden rules 'gender-based' abortion legal
thelocal.se - 13/05/2009

SWEDEN - Swedish health authorities have ruled that gender-based abortion is not illegal according to current law and can not therefore be stopped, according to a report by Sveriges Television.

GM May Leave Detroit
cnbc.com - 13/05/2009

USA - General Motors is open to considering moving its headquarters from Detroit, selling off US plants and even renegotiating parts of its restructuring plan with its major union, the new chief executive said Monday.

Will Benjamin Netanyahu fall out with Barack Obama?
telegraph.co.uk - 13/05/2009

ISRAEL - On Monday, (18th May) Benjamin Netanyahu will have his first formal meeting with Barack Obama in the White House. All the signs are that relations between Israel and its superpower ally are not as harmonious as usual, says David Blair.

Police's latest brainwave
dailymail.co.uk - 13/05/2009

UK - In the latest example of innovative policing in Britain, the Gloucestershire force is encouraging members of the public to report people wearing too much 'bling' during the recession.

"Westminster or Brussels: Who rules Britain?"
Open Europe Press Summary - 13/05/2009

WESTMINSTER - Gisela Stuart looked at the European elections, noting that even as a Labour MP she doesn't know exactly what 'her group' in the European Parliament - the Party of European Socialists - stands for in reality.

Pigs, people may soon eat their way to flu resistance
public.iastate.edu - 13/05/2009

IOWA, USA - A team of researchers from Iowa State University is putting flu vaccines into the genetic makeup of corn, which may someday allow pigs and humans to get a flu vaccination simply by eating corn or corn products.

US Quietly Sets Deadline for Iran
Aruyz Sheva News Service - 13/05/2009

USA - The United States is willing to continue talks with Iran over suspension of its nuclear development activities for the next four or five months, according to sources in Jerusalem. But in October, the hourglass will finally run out, unless Iran has shown signs of softening its resistance to ending its uranium enrichment programme.

“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)