Twenty Syrian civilians were killed and 60 more were injured after a Scud missile test-fired jointly by Syria, North Korea and Iran in late May strayed off course, Japan’s Kyodo News reported.
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GOJRA, PAKISTAN (Worthy News)– Christians across Pakistan closed their schools Monday, August 3, to mourn the killings of at least eight fellow believers in troubled Punjab province, as the Vatican condemned what was the second incident of violence against Christians in a week. Full Story… WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two visiting Arab leaders sought to ratchet up diplomatic pressure on Israel in Washington on Monday after Saudi Arabia accused the Jewish state of not being serious about peace with the Palestinians. Full Story… Pope Benedict XVI has condemned the ‘senseless attack’ in Pakistan in which seven Christians were burned alive. Hundreds of Muslims torched and looted Christian homes in Gorja. A man, a woman and four children were burned to death in their house, and two other men were shot dead by the rioters. Read more… […] A Gaza man is being held on suspicion he bludgeoned his daughter to death with an iron chain because he discovered she owned a cell phone, human rights groups said Wednesday. Full Story… A soldier from Idaho who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan has been captured, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday, a day after he was seen in a Taliban video posted online. Full Story… Four more Americans have been killed in Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month ever for US troops in the conflict. Full Story… Written: 7-18-2009 Rapture Forum Staff: Chris Welcome to this edition of the Rapture Report. Today we are seeing news coming out of the Middle East where the Palestinian PM is calling for the United States to draft a new Middle East peace policy, one that puts specific timeframes on implementing a Middle East peace […] WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon has identified the American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured. Full Story… Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the Quartet’s Middle East envoy Tony Blair on Monday to discuss ways to improve the Palestinian economy. Netanyahu told Blair that the Palestinian residents of the West Bank could reach greater achievements if only they were to increase their cooperation with Israel. Full Story… |
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