THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• North Korea making missile able to hit U.S.
• China’s Hu urges navy to prepare for combat

IRANIAN SABER RATTLING

• Iran Mulling Creation of 100-million-Strong Muslim Basij Army
• ‘Iran prepping al-Qaida for large-scale attacks’
• Iran: We’ll fire 150,000 missiles at Israel if attacked
• Iranian Navy Equips Naval Vessels with Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
• Iran threatens to ‘discard Israel into the trash bin of history’ if attacked

NEWS FROM ISRAEL

• Netanyahu’s history lesson hints at Israeli strike on Iran
• Israeli Strike on Iran will ‘Jam, Blind, Deafen’ Defenses
• UAE leader: Israel would destroy Iran if attacked

NEWS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

• Assad sends message: Army test-fires Scud
• Muslim Brotherhood Takes Elections by Storm
• Muslim Brotherhood Claims Another Victory in Egyptian Elections

THE TERRORIST THREAT

• New York police arrest ‘lone wolf’ bomb plot suspect

KNOWLEDGE INCREASED

• Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic flying bomb

THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE

• Germany’s Merkel Calls for United Europe

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Kenya: Grenade attack on church in Garissa kills two
• Concerns for Christians in Tunisia as Islamists take most votes
• Europe’s political leaders condemn crackdown on Copts
• Quebec’s new secular norm: fines for worship
• Persecuted Christian? Don’t expect these pastors to speak up
• Christian church teams up with high priestess of Isis

CYBER-INSECURITY

• London hosts cyberspace security conference
• GCHQ chief reports ‘disturbing’ cyber-attacks on UK
• Japan parliament hit by China-based cyberattack
• U.S.: Russia and China stealing online from U.S. companies

THE SPREAD OF SHARIAH LAW

• Egypt heading toward Shariah standard
• Al-Qaeda flag flies high on top of Benghazi courthouse

THE GROWING NUCLEAR THREAT

• Pakistan’s nuclear weapons vulnerable to theft: report
• IAEA says foreign expertise has brought Iran to threshold of nuclear capability

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• China could play key role in EU rescue
• China suspect in U.S. satellite interference