Doomsday Rumours

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  Doomsday is not Near, NASA Reassures Amid Collision Rumours

  A giant asteroid - around 2.5 kms in diameter - is heading towards Earth. An asteroid of its size has the potential to cause global devastation if it was to hit Earth, but NASA said the space rock poses no danger to us.

• China detains 100-plus people for doomsday rumours

  Chinese police have detained more than 100 people, among them members of a fringe Christian group, for spreading rumours about the world's impending end, state media reported on Tuesday.

• China cracks down on 'slay red dragon' doomsday cult

  China has launched a crackdown on a cult it says is calling for a "decisive battle" to slay the "Red Dragon" Communist Party, and which has been spreading doomsday rumours, state media said on Friday.

• NASA says world won't end on December 21

  Quashing the 'doomsday' rumours, top NASA scientists have assured that the world won't end on December 21, 2012.

• 'Doomsday' rumours quashed by NASA

  Quashing the 'doomsday' rumours, top NASA scientists have assured that the world won't end on December 21, 2012.