PLAGUES AND PESTILENCES

• The mosquito virus killing one-quarter of its victims
• E. coli outbreak is ‘new strain’
• Death Toll Rises in Europe E. Coli Outbreak, Now At 22

NEWS FROM EGYPT

• Egypt accepts Muslim Brotherhood as legal party
• Egypt’s Christians Continue Protests Against Sectarian Violence
• Christians worry Egypt being hijacked by Islamists

THE GROWING NUCLEAR THREAT

• Nuclear weapons threat not decreasing, study says
• IAEA receives more evidence Iran nuke program military
• U.S. slams Iran enrichment plan as ‘brazen’ defiance

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Netanyahu in Congress: Jerusalem Must Remain Undivided
• Obama Mideast speech shows disconnect from Israel’s reality, senior official say
• Former U.S. peace broker: Netanyahu and Obama are on different planets
• Dozens protest Obama’s ME speech at US embassy in TA
• Hamas slams Obama’s speech, Abbas convenes ’emergency’ meeting
• Assad regime: Obama Mideast speech is interference in Syria’s affairs
• IDF chief: Israel faces growing range of threats, from ‘knife to nuclear’
• Iran cleric: Killing Israeli children OK
• Hamas MP: Jews Ingathered for Us to Annihilate Them

Cyber-warfare

• NATO plans force to respond to cyber attacks
• U.S. Pentagon to treat cyber-attacks as ‘acts of war’
• White House unveils global cyberspace strategy
• North Korea’s Cyber Army Gets Increasingly Sophisticated
• Enter Unit 8200: Israel arms for cyberwar
• Netanyahu: Israel needs to be at forefront of cyber warfare

DEATH OF A TERRORIST

• Usama Bin Laden Killed in Firefight With U.S. Special Ops Team in Pakistan
• Hamas slams killing of ‘holy warrior’ Osama bin Laden
• Islamist leader in Pakistan: Bin Laden’s martyrdom will not be in vain
• Arab MK Denounces Bin Laden ‘Murder’
• Israel, U.S. Jewish groups on alert fearing reprisal over bin Laden killing
• UK vigilance urged after Osama Bin Laden death
• Cleric: Jihad coming to ‘heart of America

TROUBLE IN IRAN?

• Iran’s president and supreme leader in rift over minister’s reinstatement
• Iran cleric warns Ahmadinejad not to overestimate his power
• Speaker Praises Leader’s Key Role in Supporting Nation’s Interests
• Iran leader Ahmadinejad returns to work after ‘boycott’

Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Day

• Netanyahu: World must stop those wishing to destroy the Jewish people
• Peres in Yad Vashem: Holocaust proves Jews must fend for themselves
• MK: Israel Can Annihilate Iran in a Second

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Hamas, Fatah Reach Reconciliation Deal
• Report: Quartet may formally recognize Palestinian state
• Egypt calls on US to recognize Palestinian state
• Lieberman: World should not recognize new Palestinian government
• Israel concerned over Egypt’s policy on Gaza, Hamas

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Putin: U.S. Economic Policies Amount to ‘Hooliganism’
• Putin outlines blueprint for stronger Russia

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• China Detains Worshippers at Unsanctioned Church
• China detains Protestant Shouwang devotees
• Underground Christians fear China crackdown

KNOWLEDGE INCREASED

• Bionic Arm Can Move, Feel