Pontiff calls for "new international order"

Pontiff calls for "new international order": "Pope John Paul has called for a 'new international order' to solve the world's conflicts and ensure peace in his New Year's Day address."

MSNBC - E-voting firm reports computer break-in

MSNBC - E-voting firm reports computer break-in A company developing encryption-based software for secure electronic voting has itself become the victim of a computer break-in, the company’s top executive told MSNBC.com. Federal authorities have confirmed that the incident is under investigation.

EUobserver

EUobserver: "Just two days after the President of the European Commission Romano Prodi received a parcel bomb, two new bombs were sent to the head of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet and European police body Europol."

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Israel announces Golan expansion

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Israel announces Golan expansion: "Israel announced plans today to double the number of Jewish settlers living in the Golan Heights, a disputed region captured from Syria in 1967."

Fortwayne.com - Your Fort Wayne Everything Guide

Fortwayne.com - Your Fort Wayne Everything Guide: "Hamburg authorities on Wednesday defended their decision to seal off a German military hospital, saying they had a concrete U.S. tip that Islamic extremists planned an attack."

Ha'aretz - Article

Ha'aretz - Article: "The Agriculture and Tourism Ministries development plan for the Golan Heights does not include the establishment of nine new towns, as reported by the Yedioth Aharonoth daily on Wednesday. "

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Israel orders outpost evacuation

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Israel orders outpost evacuation: "Israel's prime minister has signed orders to dismantle four unauthorised settlers' outposts in the West Bank. "

The Sunday Herald - Scotland's award-winning independent newspaper

The Sunday Herald - Scotland's award-winning independent newspaper ENOUGH plutonium to make five nuclear bombs has gone missing from Sellafield in Cumbria in the past 12 months, it has been revealed. The official report which lists “materials unaccounted for” at the UK’s nuclear sites found that 19.1kg of the highly toxic substance was apparently missing from the reprocessing plant.