Muslim Mobs Burn Churches, Homes In Pakistan

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (Worthy News)– At least 13 people, including women and children, were injured Wednesday, July 1, when local Muslims set on fire some 100 Christian homes and churches east of the Pakistani city of Lahore,  Christian rights investigators said.

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Are Hamas and Islamic Jihad planning a merger?

"Only the aid from Iran continues to come in, and that too is only for bereaved families and for charities," Islamic Jihad Deputy Secretary-General Ziad al-Nahla, who is based in Damascus, recently told the Saudi-based newspaper Asharq Al Awsat. The problem is that a large part of the donor funds intended for Jihad is deposited […]

Israel moves forward with settlement construction

JERUSALEM (CNN) — Israel plans to build 50 new housing units in an existing West Bank settlement near Jerusalem, the Defense Ministry said Monday.

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US warns Iraq of ‘difficult days’

US President Barack Obama says US troops have withdrawn from Iraq’s towns and cities on schedule, but he warned of "difficult days" ahead.

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States brace for shutdowns

Indiana is one of five states — along with Arizona, California, Mississippi and Pennsylvania — bracing for possible shutdowns this week as time runs out for lawmakers to close billion-dollar gaps in their fiscal 2010 budgets.

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Israel to swap West bank outpost for new units

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has approved construction of 50 new housing units in a West Bank settlement to absorb settlers who are to be evicted from a nearby unauthorized outpost, according to a court document obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.

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Billy Mays, OxiClean pitchman, found dead

Billy Mays “Pitchman” with his new tv show (Pitchmen : Discovery Channel) was found dead by his wife. The 50-year-old known for his OxiClean ads was pronounced dead at 7:45 am.

CNN reported Mays was on the US Airways flight from Philadelphia to Tampa on Saturday that had a hard landing at Tampa […]

US passes million swine flu cases

US health officials estimate that at least one million Americans have been infected with swine flu since the H1N1 virus emerged nearly three months ago.

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Netanyahu to Putin: Stop selling missiles to Iran

Relations between Israel and Russia have grown tense over a significant change in Moscow’s attitude regarding the possible sale of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and asked him to prevent the arms deal from going through.

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Honduran Military Ousts President

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (June 28) – Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power.

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