Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, during a visit to Beirut Friday, said that East Jerusalem should be the capital of a Palestinian state. After a meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh and other leaders, Carter said that [...]]]> Wanted: Your Two Cents about Today’s News…

Jimmy Carter Backs Partition of Jerusalem

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, during a visit to Beirut Friday, said that East Jerusalem should be the capital of a Palestinian state. After a meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh and other leaders, Carter said that he supports the…

Iranians Chant ‘Death to Israel’ in Support of Gaza

Thousands of Iranians on Friday chanted “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” as they demonstrated in Tehran against Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip. The demonstration took place on streets leading to the Tehran University compound where the weekly Friday prayers is held. The Jewish state’s blockade of Islamist Hamas-ruled Gaza has been tightened since…

Powerful Quake Strikes Off Indonesia

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province on Friday morning, seismologists said. The quake’s epicentre lay about 101 km southeast of Gorontalo in northern Sulawesi at about 4:40 am, and occurred about 95 km beneath the seabed, the National Meteorology and Geophysics Agency.

Christians “Disappearing” In China

Four Christians remained missing Friday, December 12, more than a month after they were detained in China’s Hubei province amid a police crackdown on believers, including missionaries, in the region, a house church network said. The South China Church (SCC), which represents house churches in Hubei, said in published remarks that three men, Yi Peng, Zhu Yongping, and another unidentified believer and a woman, Wang Ke, disappeared early November. They were last seen being forcibly taken away by…

Russia’s 2nd Military Drill in US ‘Backyard’

A Russian missile destroyer will arrive in Nicaragua for a joint naval exercise amid growing tensions between Moscow and Washington. Navy spokesman, Capt. 1st Rank Igor Dygalo, said on Thursday that Admiral Chabanenko missile destroyer and two support ships would arrive in Nicaragua on Friday. Last week, the Russian nuclear-powered missile cruiser Peter the Great participated in the VenRus-2008 naval exercise in the Caribbean.