15/12/2011: DAILY NEWS

Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)

•  Quartet holds talks with Israelis, Palestinians
•  Samaria Leader: Blame Netanyahu for Attack on IDF
•  Mosque torching 'could ignite religious war'
•  Abbas seeks EU backing for UN membership
•  Israel reopens controversial access ramp to Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa compound
•  Hamas leader: We'll lead intifada after intifada
•  Muslims in uproar over Temple Mount bridge for non-Muslims

Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

•  Syria Death Toll: 1,000 Dead in 10 Days 
• Iran lawmakers pass Syria free trade bill
• Syrian troops storm Hama to break anti-Assad strike
• International pressure mounts amid Syrian bloodshed
• Activists: Syrian army defectors kill 7 government forces

Middle East (Psalm 83:1-4) (Rev 9:16) (Rev 16:12)

•  Benghazi: From cradle to grave of the NTC?
•  Crucial vote could help determine power of Egypt's Islamists 
• Yemen unity government vows to restore security
•  Islamists look to extend success in Egypt polls

Babylon, Iraq (Jeremiah 50:9, 13) (Jeremiah 51:6, 29, 37, 55, 64) (Revelation 18)

•  Violence flares across Iraq

The Magog Invasion (Ezekiel 38-39)

•  Iran’s Ayatollah Suspects Assassination Plot
•  Ross: Not Too Late to Stop Iran's Nuclear Program 
•  Sources: Iran may soon start nuclear work in bunker 
•  Report: Iran to move enrichment op 
•  Panetta: Drone campaign over Iran to continue
•  Iran FM rejects missile shield threat against Turkey
•  Iran propositions Saudis, seeks anti-US pact, offers nuclear cooperation

The Revived Roman Empire / Rise of European Superstate (Dan 2:40-44) (Rev 17:17)

•   Debt crisis pushes economies to the edge - Reuters poll
•   Europe suffers fiscal hangover

Global Economics / One World Government (Daniel 11, Rev 13) 

•  The Vatican and the New World Order
•  ‘Carbon dioxide has zero effect on global warming’

Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14) 

•   The Isaiah 9:10 prophecy: Is U.S. under God's judgment?
•   Unfavorable Views of Obama Reach a High, Although Gingrich Trails in Popularity

Weapons of Mass Destruction (Ezekiel 39:9,10) / Nuclear Contamination (Rev 8:10-11) 

•  US, Japan, Australia? Mars probe will hit Earth in January

Global Pestilence: Drought (Rev 6:6) Floods (Luke 21:25) Earthquakes (Mat 24:7) 

•  7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Bismarck Island arc of Papua New Guinea
•  Rain disappears from skies over half of Mexico- worst drought in 70 years 
•  Thousands of birds crash into Walmart parking lot but wildlife expert’s explanation for the event makes even less sense

The Gospel Preached (Mat 24:14)

•  Exciting New Archaeological Evidence Uncovered could be the Site of Biblical Sodom