ARIZONA
Three Arrested in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot to Kill Arizona Gov. Jane Hull, Sheriff
The Associated Press
"PHOENIX - A career criminal, a clergyman and a sex offender were arrested for allegedly plotting to kill Gov. Jane Hull and a county sheriff known for his strict treatment of inmates."

GEORGIA
No Bond for Religious Leader in Georgia
The Associated Press
"MACON -- A federal judge denied bond Tuesday for the founder of a religious group accused of molesting dozens of children at the sect's compound."

ILLINOIS
Muslim Group's Cash Frozen in Probe
The Associated Press
"CHICAGO- An Islamic charity's legal battle to lift the U.S. freeze on its bank accounts will have to wait until terrorism-related perjury charges against it are resolved, a federal judge ruled Tuesday."

Dinner and a fortune
Daily Southtown
"When her favorite neighborhood psychic advisor's parlor burned six years ago, Maribeth McCaw predicted a spiritual void would be left behind in the south suburbs."

NEW YORK
East Village Landlord Wants the Hare Krishnas Out
Village Voice
"New York City is spiritually electric, the Lower East Side especially so, and Tompkins Square Park, well, Tompkins Square Park is off the map it's so frigging spiritual, and that's why, Kapindra Swami says, the Hare Krishnas are there."

UTAH
Green wife sues Juab prosecutor
Deseret News
"NEPHI - The head wife of polygamist Tom Green has filed a lawsuit against Juab County Attorney David Leavitt, claiming her rights as a victim in a child rape case are being violated."

Report says land near Martin's Cove 'severely impacted'
The Associated Press
"SALT LAKE CITY -- The Mormon church has "severely impacted" the historical integrity of a pioneer ranch next to Martin's Cove in Wyoming by removing or altering buildings and adding cabins and a chapel, according to a federal report."

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Key LDS leader to testify in cove bid
The Deseret News
"A top LDS Church official is scheduled to make a rare appearance before Congress on Thursday to ask it to sell Martin's Cove, Wyo., where handcart pioneers suffered and died in 1856, to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
NOTE: Deseret News is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)

WYOMING
LDS Ranch Site Criticized
The Salt Lake Tribune
"Since the LDS Church acquired a famous ranch adjacent to Martin's Cove in Wyoming, new cabins and a Mormon chapel have "severely impacted" the historical integrity of the site, according to a federal report."

Bill would allow Mormons to buy part of historic public land
Los Angeles Times
"A bill in Congress, opposed by conservationists and history buffs, would allow the Mormon Church to buy a chunk of historic public land beside four pioneer trails southwest of Casper, Wyoming."

AUSTRALIA
Don't meet Dalai Lama: China
The Associated Press
"China appealed to Australian officials today to avoid meeting the Dalai Lama during a planned visit by the exiled spiritual Tibetan leader. Australian officials already have said no cabinet ministers will meet the Dalai Lama during his visit, which starts on Saturday."

EGYPT
Egyptian prosecutors refer 21 suspects to State Security Court on blasphemy charges
Zawya.com
"CAIRO -- Egypt's top prosecutor on Tuesday ordered 21 suspects, led by a man who claims to be a messenger of God, to stand trial in a state security court on charges of blasphemy and promoting ideas beyond Islamic principles."

ENGLAND
Texas Chainsaw Murderer In Court
SKY News
"A man indicted by Texas prosecutors for the murder of two Mormon missionaries 28 years ago has appeared in court in London. Robert Elmer Kleason is fighting extradition to the United States. He was convicted in 1975 of killing 19-year-old Mark Fischer and was sentenced to death."
ALSO:
Accused Killer of Missionaries Fights Extradition From Britain, The Salt Lake Tribune

INDIA
AHMEDABAD -- Raikhad Darwaja is unlike any other riot-hit locality in Ahmedabad. All 900-odd houses here are empty after both Hindus and Muslim residents fled.
The Indian Express
"AHMEDABAD -- Raikhad Darwaja is unlike any other riot-hit locality in Ahmedabad. All 900-odd houses here are empty after both Hindus and Muslim residents fled."

JAPAN
Damages award upheld for Aum residency seekers
The Japan Times
"The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Tokyo's Suginami Ward of a lower court ruling ordering the ward to compensate three members of Aum Shinrikyo for rejecting their applications for residency registration."

ZAMBIA
Husband Insults God After: Failed Reconciliation Bid
The Post
"LUSAKA - A 44 year-old woman yesterday told a Lusaka boma local court how her Jehovah's witness husband insulted Jesus Christ and God after church elders attempted to reconcile them in marriage."

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