Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Straw Hails 'Courageous' Gaddafi after Weapons Move

Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Straw Hails 'Courageous' Gaddafi after Weapons Move: "Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today hailed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as “statesmanlike and courageous” for his decision to give up his weapons of mass destruction programmes. In an apparent reference to Israel, which is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons, he said the move should serve as an example to other countries in the Middle East “without exception”."

Chinese Christians Continue to Face Persecution for Their Faith -- 12/16/2003

Chinese Christians Continue to Face Persecution for Their Faith -- 12/16/2003: "Millions of Christians in China continue to live and worship in fear and uncertainty, despite the communist government's denials that persecution is taking place."

Pat Robertson Warns Israel Against Allowing Palestinian State -- 12/17/2003

Pat Robertson Warns Israel Against Allowing Palestinian State -- 12/17/2003: "American conservative Christian leader Dr. Pat Robertson warned Israel on Wednesday against agreeing to political initiatives with the Palestinians and especially allowing the establishment of a Palestinian state."

Human clone experiment repeated successfully

Human clone experiment repeated successfully: "The only researchers to publicly show that they have cloned a human embryo said on Tuesday that they had successfully repeated the experiment, growing an embryo to the 16-cell stage."

Gateway To Russia - Article - Russia says Japan`s missile defence shield may cause concern

Gateway To Russia - Article - Russia says Japan`s missile defence shield may cause concern: "Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Losyukov believes that Tokyo's decision announced on Friday to introduce a missile defence shield is unlikely 'to have an immediate impact' "

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Beagle launches successfully

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Beagle launches successfully: "Beagle 2 has successfully separated from its 'mothership' for the final leg of the journey to Mars. "

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Israel warns of unilateral action

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Israel warns of unilateral action: "Israel is ready to take unilateral action to separate itself from the Palestinian areas, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said. "

BBC NEWS | Technology | Sony shows off jogging robot

Sony shows off jogging robot: "A small step for a Sony robot could turn out to be a giant leap for robotkind"

Spacecraft built on the quiet goes supersonic on its first solo flight - www.smh.com.au

Spacecraft built on the quiet goes supersonic on its first solo flight - www.smh.com.au: "A privately funded spacecraft built by the noted designer Burt Rutan has achieved its first supersonic flight."

CBN chief: It's a religious war

CBN chief: It's a religious war: "Robertson appealed to Israel's leaders not to surrender the Temple Mount and the other 'treasured symbols of your spiritual patrimony' to the Islamic world."

EUobserver

EUobserver: "The European Commission today lashed out at no fewer than 11 EU Member States for not implementing EU laws."

Vatican steps up security

Vatican steps up security: "Italian police said they were taking the unprecedented measure of closing the main avenue leading to the Vatican every night over Christmas after Israeli intelligence service Mossad passed on a warning about the possibility of attacks on Christian sites. "

Christian Solidarity Worldwide - Latest News

Christian Solidarity Worldwide - Latest News: "CSW staff and some 30 supporters today protested outside the Eritrean Embassy at the increasing persecution of Christians in that country. "

EUobserver

EUobserver: "The prospect of a core group of member states integrating at a faster pace than the rest was once again mooted after the collapse of talks on the EU Constitution"

Messianic Jews prepare to share message

Messianic Jews prepare to share message: "This month, a group calling itself Jews For Jesus is undertaking the most ambitious Christian evangelical campaign it has yet attempted in Palm Beach County, home to one of the largest concentrations of Jews in the United States. The evangelical group's selling point is as novel as it is controversial: that one can be both a devout Christian and a good Jew."