US Mideast envoy cancels Jerusalem trip as Israel FM calls settlement freeze ‘unreasonable’

US envoy cancels Mideast trip amid US-Israel feud

JERUSALEM – Washington’s Mideast peace envoy delayed his trip to the region as Israeli officials remained defiant on Tuesday over their plans to build more settlements in disputed east Jerusalem amid deepening feud between U.S. and Israel.
Dozens of masked Palestinians also hurled rocks at police and set tires … Read more >>>.

Bail plea of publisher in Jesus blasphemy case rejected

SHILLONG – The Shillong bench of the Gauhati High Court Monday rejected the bail plea of Indra Mohan Jha, whose publishing house had printed a blasphemous image of Jesus — holding a beer can and a cigarette — in a school textbook.

The objectionable pictures of Jesus Christ found in the cursive writing exercise copies at …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

US demanding cancellation of contentious east Jerusalem building plan a center of dispute

US wants Israel to cancel Jerusalem building plan

JERUSALEM – The U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years, American and Israeli officials said Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, gave no indication he intended to cancel construction …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : US demanding cancellation of contentious east Jerusalem building plan a center of dispute.

Israel’s Netanyahu says Jewish building in east Jerusalem ‘in no way’ hurts Palestinians

Netanyahu: Jerusalem building doesn’t hurt Arabs

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Jewish building in east Jerusalem does not hurt the city’s Palestinian residents.
Speaking to Israel’s parliament, Netanyahu said the construction of homes for Jews in the city’s eastern sector “in no way” hurts Palestinians.
Israel drew angry reactions from the U.S. and the Palestinians …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Israel’s Netanyahu says Jewish building in east Jerusalem ‘in no way’ hurts Palestinians.

Vatican official: pope will be ‘clear and decisive’ in letter responding to Irish sex scandal

Pope to be ‘clear and decisive’ in Irish letter

VATICAN CITY – A top Vatican official says Pope Benedict XVI will speak with a “clear and decisive voice” when he addresses clerical sex abuses in Ireland in a forthcoming letter.
Benedict is expected to release his letter soon in response to decades of systematic abuse in church-run …. Source article  : Vatican official: pope will be ‘clear and decisive’ in letter responding to Irish sex scandal.

Ugadi 2010/Gudi Padwa Greeting Card And SMS

CHENNAI, India (GaeaTimes.com)- The new year festival Ugadi will be celebrated this year in South India, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on March 16. Since it marks the beginning of a new year for the Deccan states, people take the opportunity to wish happiness and prosperity to friends and family members through Ugadi greeting …. Source  : Ugadi 2010/Gudi Padwa Greeting Card And SMS.

US demanding cancellation of contentious east Jerusalem building plan, say Israeli officials

Officials: US wants Israel to cancel building plan

JERUSALEM – The U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years, said Israeli officials Monday.
Tensions in the city at the center of the spat were high, with police out in …. Original source  : US demanding cancellation of contentious east Jerusalem building plan, say Israeli officials.