World View: Israel Okays Mobilizing up to 75,000 Troops

Tanks and troops are massing on Israel's border with Gaza, and on Friday evening, Israel's cabinet authorized mobilization of up to 75,000 reservists, up from just 16,000 authorized the day before, with 30,000 already reporting for duty in their home districts. 17 Nov 2012

World View: Egypt Rushes to Mediate Truce in Israel-Gaza War

Now, there is someone almost completely unexpected preparing to fulfill that role. Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, has gained credibility in the Mideast because of his willingness and ability, so far, to play a conciliatory role in his own government and in the region. 16 Nov 2012

World View: Hamas Vows Revenge as Israel Begins Military Operation in Gaza

Tensions have been rising significantly in the Mideast since Saturday, when the Islamic Jihad terrorist group started launching rockets at homes in southern Israel. Some 500 rockets have been launched since then. 15 Nov 2012

World View: France First to Recongize Syrian Opposition Government

France broke with other European countries by becoming the first to recognize Syria's Syrian National Coalition (SNC) as the government of Syria. 14 Nov 2012

World View: Violence Escalates in Turkey, Syria, Gaza, Israel

Theoretically, there's a cease fire in effect between Israel and Gaza, since it was brokered by Egyptian intelligence officials on Sunday. But the Iran-linked Gaza terror group Islamic Jihad continued to fire rockets into Israel on Monday, damaging homes but producing no new casualties. 13 Nov 2012

World View: Israel Considers Ground Invasion in Gaza

Violence has escalated sharply between Israel and Gaza in the last 24 hours, with over 100 rockets and mortar shells from Gaza striking southern Lebanon, wounding three people. It's believed that the terror group Islamic Jihad launched the attacks. 12 Nov 2012

World View: Palestinian Authority Will Go to U.N. to Ask for State

A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority (PA) said that the Palestinian leadership and the Arab countries have confirmed a decision to go the United Nations General Assembly to gain recognition of a Palestinian state on pre-1967 borders. 11 Nov 2012

World View - Norway Mass Murderer: Prison Violating His 'Human Rights'

33-year-old mass murderer Anders Breivik, who was convicted of killing 77 children in Norway, mostly children, and who repeatedly said he was glad he did it, wrote a letter to prison authorities whining about conditions in his maximum security prison. 10 Nov 2012

World View: China Reacts as Tibetan Self-Immolations Escalate

The opening of China's 18th Party Congress in Beijing has been the occasion for a sharp escalation in the number of Buddhists in faraway Tibet to self-immolate, or set themselves on fire, as protests against China's government. 9 Nov 2012

World View: Al-Qaeda Chief Says Jihadists Should Be Cheered by America's Losses

Ayman al Zawahiri, the man who replaced Osama bin Laden as leader of al-Qaeda, posted a pep talk to al-Shabaab jihadists in Somalia, who have been losing ground recently. He said that they should be cheered from recent United States defeats: 8 Nov 2012