World News

“Occupy Wall Street” Goes Global as Violence Erupts in Rome

STOCKHOLM — As the growing “Occupy Wall Street” protests prepare to enter their second month after spreading across the United States, “solidarity” demonstrations...

Alex Newman October 17, 2011

Australian Parliament Adopts Carbon Tax

James Heiser October 17, 2011

In a display of disregard for public opinion, leaders of the ruling Australian Labor Party (ALP) pushed through legislation in the lower house...

S&P Again Downgrades Spain’s Credit Rating

Bruce Walker October 16, 2011

Troubled European nations' credit ratings are continuing to plummet. On October 13 Standard & Poor’s downgraded Spain to AA-, three steps...

Despite Headlines, No Evidence of New Trial for Iranian Pastor

Dave Bohon October 16, 2011

There has been a series of varying reports on the latest news concerning 32-year-old Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani (pictured at left), who had...

BBC: African Children Kidnapped for Blood Rituals in Britain

R. Cort Kirkwood October 14, 2011

British authorities have rescued at least 400 children who were brought to Britain often for use in blood rituals conducted by witch doctors,...

Egyptian Government Denies Murdering Christians

James Heiser October 12, 2011

The anti-Christian policy of the Egypt military rulers became even more readily apparent as they blamed Christian victims and “enemies of the revolution”...

Their Last Church Destroyed, Afghan Christians Fear the Worst

Michael Tennant October 12, 2011

American Christians may not see eye-to-eye on the justness or wisdom of their government’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but one thing on...

New EU Child Safety Rules Govern Balloons and Whistles

Brian Koenig October 11, 2011

Under a new European Union (EU) edict on toy safety, unsupervised children below the age of eight will no longer be permitted to...

Why Doesn’t Greece Pull an Argentina and Default?

Bob Adelmann October 11, 2011

With the announcement that Greece was going to get another bailout in November and that France and Germany were close to a permanent...

Egyptian Regime Kills Dozens of Christian Protesters

Alex Newman October 10, 2011

The military regime ruling Egypt is under fire after it responded to weekend protests by Coptic Christians in Cairo with deadly force, leaving...

Muslims Kill Dogs in Spain, Push Germany to Spy on “Islamophobes”

R. Cort Kirkwood October 10, 2011

Muslims are suspected of poisoning dogs in Spain because of the Islamic teaching that such pets are unclean, according to a report from...

Denmark Enacts World’s First “Fat Tax”

Bruce Walker October 7, 2011

The people of Scandinavia have historically been among the healthiest in the world. Their diet includes a great deal of fish, which is...

Iranian Christian Pastor Facing False Charges

James Heiser October 6, 2011

After months of threatening the execution of Youcef Nadarkhani (left), the Iranian government is backing away from putting the Christian pastor to death,...