CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Egypt bomb kills 21 at Alexandria Coptic church
• Canada’s Coptic Christians ask for protection in wake of Egypt bombing
• Two killed in Iraq attacks on Christian homes
• Christian exodus from Iraq gathers pace
• Police: Fatal Attack on Christian Women was Terror

NEWS FROM CHINA

• China preparing for armed conflict ‘in every direction’
• China deploying carrier-sinking missile

NEWS FROM ISRAEL

• Hamas: Israel has two options – death or leaving Palestinian lands
• Hamas commander: Israel will disappear
• Abbas: No Israeli presence in future state
• Hamas leader in Gaza vows group will never recognize Israel
• Fayyad says Palestinian state possible by 2011
• Nasrallah: Hizbullah stronger, no longer scared of Israel

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Christian woman sentenced to death in Pakistan ‘for blasphemy’
• Pakistan Cleric Offers Reward for Killing Christian Woman
• Christians launch defence of faith ‘under attack’
• Iraqi Christians flee homes after fresh Baghdad attacks
• Church leader urges Iraqi Christians to quit country

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS

• Scientists Find 200 Sextillion More Stars in the Sky
• Giant space bubbles baffle astronomers

CYBER TERRORISM

• Report: State-led cyberterror set to rise
• Gates: U.S. faces ‘huge’ cyber threat in the future
• NATO targets terrorism, cybersecurity as central to 21st century mission
• China ‘hijacks’ 15 per cent of world’s internet traffic

TERRORIST THREATS

• Al Qaeda Promises U.S. Death By A ‘Thousand Cuts’
• In first Hebrew message, Al Qaida-linked group threatens revenge on Israel

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Egypt: World should push toward establishment of Palestinian state
• Poll: Most Palestinians view talks as precursor to 1 state
• Hamas: Palestinians must resist against Israel in West Bank
• Syria warns Israel: Evading peace will lead to Mideast war
• Iran tells Gulf Arabs: We’re not a threat to Mideast
• ‘Iran is a latter-day Nazi Germany’

STAR WARS’ MISSILE DEFENSE

• Emirates seek gulf-wide missile shield
• Israel Unveils Newest Anti-Missile System
• Russian tactical nuclear missiles a U.S. concern
• Medvedev sees arms race if missile shield not agreed

PLAGUES AND PESTILENCES

• Haiti: Cholera could affect 650,000, says UN
• As Cholera Spreads in Haiti, Authorities Expect Disease to Remain for Years

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS

• Other Earths? A new estimate raises the odds of finding them.
• Moon’s water is useful resource, says NASA
• Most Distant Galaxy Ever Confirmed
• One EMP burst and the world goes dark

MARK OF THE BEAST TECHNOLOGY

• Chinese Supercomputer Likely to Prompt Unease in U.S.
• UK: Every email and website to be stored
• Cyber warfare already here, UK spy agency chief says
• Cyber attacks and terrorism among top threats to UK