Sunspots gone for good? Nobody knows.

September 3, 2009: The sun is in the pits of the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century. Weeks and sometimes whole months go by without even a single tiny sunspot. The quiet has dragged out for more than two years, prompting some observers to wonder, are sunspots disappearing?

"Personally, I’m betting that sunspots are […]

Russia confirms MiG jet sale to Syria

Head of Russian aircraft corporation says advanced fighter jets are being supplied to Damascus.

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Ahmadinejad confirms new proposals; vowed no deadlines no sanctions

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Thursday that Iran would not bend to deadlines, but confirmed that a new package of proposals had been given to the West in the nuclear standoff.

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Israeli researchers developing program to decipher ancient texts

Israeli researchers said Thursday they are developing a computer program that will make ancient documents more legible and easily indexed, which could eventually lead to a searchable catalog of archived historical texts.

The program, which is being developed by a team of computer scientists and historians at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, would make […]

Ahmadinejad: Iran will not bow to Western deadlines for talks

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Thursday that Iran would not bend to Western deadlines for nuclear talks after his new government won broad backing from parliament – including a defense minister wanted by Argentina for a deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center.

 

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Powerful earthquake kills 34 in Indonesia, dozens feared buried

CIANJUR, Indonesia (CNN) — Rescue workers late Wednesday are trying to clear the road into this Indonesian town after a major earthquake triggered a landslide, trapping residents inside their homes.

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Pandemic bill allows health authorities to enter homes, detain without warrant

No warrant needed, they would be allowed to enter any private dwellings and destruction of citizen property.

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Israel Gas Field Is Now Twice the Size of Previous Estimates

JERUSALAM, ISRAEL (Worthy News) – Israel’s discovery of the one of the world’s largest natural gas field is much larger than previously estimated, according to a new report obtained by Worthy News.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls Muslims To Prepare For ‘Savior’

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (Worthy News) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Muslims around the world to mobilize their troops alongside Iran against Israel and the United States to prepare for the coming of the "Mahdi" seen as "the savior of Islam".

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LA Fire, No end in sight. 12,000 homes in path of flames

The Station blaze has destroyed more than 50 buildings and burned more than 105,000 acres of mountainous brush. Little hope of containment is seen as long as hot, dry conditions continue.

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