
Contents: String of New Year’s Eve sexual assaults in Cologne Germany; Cologne mayor attracts backlash for advising women to adopt Code of Conduct; The pendulum swings back on gender issues; China halts stock market trading to prevent crash; Merry Christmas!
by John J. Xenakis7 Jan 2016, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: ISIS assault in Libya giving militants control of oil fields; US, Britain, France preparing new Libya military offensive early in 2016
by John J. Xenakis6 Jan 2016, 6:10 AM PST0

Contents: Sectarian Sunni-Shia split deepens over Iran – Saudi split; President Obama may have to choose between Saudi Arabia and Iran; Hezbollah-Israel violence growing on Lebanon border; Residents of Tel Aviv Israel in panic after Friday’s gunfire attack; European and Wall St stocks fall sharply, following China
by John J. Xenakis5 Jan 2016, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Violent Anti-Saudi Shia protests spread around region after al-Nimr execution; Saudi Arabia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
by John J. Xenakis4 Jan 2016, 6:15 AM PST0

Contents: Saudi Arabians execute 47 prisoners for ‘terrorism’ including prominent Shia cleric; Execution of Shia cleric Nirm al-Nimr triggers mass protests in Mideast
by John J. Xenakis3 Jan 2016, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: India imposes men-only driving restrictions in Delhi to curb pollution; In bizarre gaffe, Erdogan compares Turkey’s government to Hitler’s Germany
by John J. Xenakis2 Jan 2016, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Angela Merkel urges Germans to see refugees as an ‘opportunity'; UN refugee czar Guterres calls for mandatory funding for refugees; The ‘dramatic multiplication of conflicts in the world'; The Outlook for 2016
by John J. Xenakis1 Jan 2016, 10:52 AM PST0

Contents: Puerto Rico avoids default with partial bond repayment; Central Africa Republic votes for new president and legislature
by John J. Xenakis31 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Central Americans reach agreement on letting Cuban refugees reach the US; ISIS may be linked to massive suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan
by John J. Xenakis30 Dec 2015, 6:03 AM PST0

Contents: 2015 – A breakthrough year for Artificial Intelligence; The debate about preventing the Singularity; Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change; Proof that the Singularity will occur by 2030
by John J. Xenakis29 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Japan says that armed Chinese ship infiltrates its territorial waters; Japan aggressively expands its military defense of the Senkaku Islands
by John J. Xenakis28 Dec 2015, 6:03 AM PST0

Contents: ‘The Big Short’ today versus ‘The Three-Penny Opera’ in pre-Hitler Germany; Reader comments on ‘The Big Short’ and the financial crisis; Readers’ personal experiences with the financial crisis; A parent of Generation-Xers describes his experiences; Alan Greenspan recognized the bubble in 2005, but won’t admit it
by John J. Xenakis27 Dec 2015, 7:40 AM PST0

Contents: ‘The Big Short’ – an infuriating movie about the financial crisis; Criminality in Washington
by John J. Xenakis26 Dec 2015, 7:35 AM PST0

Contents: Merry Christmas, happy Kwanza, belated happy Hanukkah, Ramadan, Winter Solstice!; Hezbollah promises revenge for deadly Israeli airstrike in Syria; Israel and Hezbollah may be close to war again; Russia is sharing information with the Taliban in Afghanistan to fight ISIS
by John J. Xenakis25 Dec 2015, 1:08 PM PST0

Contents: Paralyzed Lebanon decides to export its garbage to Europe; Syrian refugees in Lebanon increasingly face starvation
by John J. Xenakis24 Dec 2015, 6:02 AM PST0

Contents: UK bitterly sends troops back Afghanistan’s Helmand province; Number of migrants entering Europe this year passes the one million mark
by John J. Xenakis23 Dec 2015, 6:01 AM PST0

Contents: Russia’s Syria airstrikes kill many innocent civilians, but otherwise appear futile; European Union renews its sanctions against Russia for Ukraine invasion; Russia retaliates against Ukraine by banning food imports; Azerbaijan’s currency devalues 32%, following Russia and Kazakhstan
by John J. Xenakis22 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Defense Sec’y Carter visits Afghanistan, warns of ISIS and resurgent Taliban; Taliban victories in Helmand put Obama’s Afghan withdrawal policy in doubt; Obama’s 30,000 troop Afghan ‘surge’ strategy now in seventh year
by John J. Xenakis21 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Puerto Rico negotiates restructuring after Congress fails to allow Chapter 9 bankruptcy; China’s military on high alert when US bombers flew over South China Sea; Delusional claims made during the Democratic debate
by John J. Xenakis20 Dec 2015, 9:53 AM PST0

Contents: Taiwan may reverse South China Sea policy and oppose China; Burundi calls planned African Union peacekeeping force ‘an attack’
by John J. Xenakis19 Dec 2015, 8:19 AM PST0

Contents: Another Putin lie: America wanted Turkey to shoot down Russia’s plane; Vladimir Putin praises Donald Trump; Israel and Turkey reach preliminary deal to normalize relations; Turkey announces plans to build a military base in Qatar
by John J. Xenakis18 Dec 2015, 6:14 AM PST0

Contents: Russia and Ukraine escalate mutual trade sanctions over occupied Crimea; Despite China’s disapproval, US will sell $1.83 billion in weapons to Taiwan
by John J. Xenakis17 Dec 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

Contents: Japan and South Korea leaders attempt to rewrite history textbooks; China and Ukraine develop closer ties, as Russia looks on
by John J. Xenakis16 Dec 2015, 6:25 AM PST0

Contents: Egyptian scholar: The original al-Aqsa mosque may not have been in Jerusalem; BBC reporter confronts China’s military in South China Sea
by John J. Xenakis15 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Russian Duma goes after Protestant churches as ‘sects and cults'; Central African Republic elections may worsen Muslim-Christian violence
by John J. Xenakis14 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0