India to defend local-buy policy in solar mission as US, EU protest The Times of India NEW DELHI: India is readying to defend its policy requiring companies to source local content for the national solar mission project, a rule that has triggered protests from the US and the EU. The commerce department is talking to the ministry of new and renewable energy on how to argue its case...   For Latest Anti-Putin Rally, Fighting the Cold as Well as the Kremlin The New York Times MOSCOW — Like most of those bold enough to have tried a winter assault on the Kremlin, the leaders of Russia’s budding protest movement will face a challenge at its next rally that is perhaps far greater than any government force: the weather. Mikhail Metzel/Associated Press An elderly...   Banks face isolation without change - Miliband Yahoo Daily News LONDON (Reuters) - Ed Miliband will step up his attacks on extravagant bankers' bonuses on Friday, saying banks face intense public anger and isolation unless they change their ways. In a speech on "The future for banking" hosted by Thomson Reuters on Friday, the leader of the Labour Party will call...   Spain's conservative leaders in rapid push to overturn liberal laws MSNBC MADRID — Spaniards have been taken by surprise by the new conservative government's aggressive efforts to implement social reforms, overturning several liberal laws passed by the previous government amid tremendous economic uncertainty. The previous Socialist government passed a...   Madonna promotes new film 'W.E.,' sings at Super Bowl LA Daily News By Rob Lowman, Staff WriterPosted: 02/02/2012 01:23:50 PM PSTUpdated: 02/02/2012 01:31:44 PM PST Director Madonna, center, with British actors James d'Arcy, left, and Andrea Riseborough, right, pose as they arrive for the UK photo call of W.E. at London Studios, London,...   Madonna promotes new film 'W.E.,' sings at Super Bowl LA Daily News By Rob Lowman, Staff WriterPosted: 02/02/2012 01:23:50 PM PSTUpdated: 02/02/2012 01:31:44 PM PST Director Madonna, center, with British actors James d'Arcy, left, and Andrea Riseborough, right, pose as they arrive for the UK photo call of W.E. at London Studios, London,...   Death toll from Europe's deep freeze rises to 160 WARSAW - A cold snap kept Europe in its icy grip on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 160 as countries from Italy to Ukraine struggled to cope with temperatures that plunged to record lows in some places. Nine more people died in Poland overnight as temperatures hit minus 32 Celsius (minus 25.6 Fahrenheit) in the southwest, bringing the overall toll to 29 since the deep freeze began last week, national police said. In Ukraine, tens of thousands of people have headed to shelters trying to...       You may use this material freely in your home, classroom, or church. You may also reproduce for non-commercial purposes, provided that you include copyright and contact information. All other uses require written permission from the copyright holder. " . . . Freely you have received, freely give." Matthew 10:8