
The Anglican Communion stands on the brink of a worldwide schism over the question of homosexuality, with liberals decrying the “vilification” of gay Christians and conservatives threatening to walk out on an international Anglican summit unless “godly order” is restored.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.10 Jan 2016, 9:47 AM PST0

Contents: Saudi Arabia and Iran accuse each other of terrorism; Arab countries deeply divided over Iran vs Saudi Arabia confrontation
by John J. Xenakis10 Jan 2016, 8:12 AM PST0

Billionaire Zhou Chengjian, whose $4 billion clothing retail fortune makes him the 62nd-richest person in China, has mysteriously disappeared. He is only the latest in a line of Chinese business magnates to vanish, with the previous disappearance occurring only last month. It almost certainly is not the work of John Galt.
by John Hayward10 Jan 2016, 6:46 AM PST0

An Indian teenager held captive for two weeks by a gang of men said in an interview broadcast Sunday that she was repeatedly raped before being shot twice and dumped in a well on the outskirts of New Delhi. The
by AFP10 Jan 2016, 4:10 AM PST0

Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists in Iraq have reportedly blown up a four-year-old boy with a remote-controlled bomb. Jabar el-Maamouri, a senior official in the Iraqi state-sponsored Shiite militia movement known as the the Popular Mobilisation Forces, told the Alsumaria news agency that ISIS jihadists
by Edwin Mora9 Jan 2016, 5:16 PM PST0

Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, the twin sister of Iran’s late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Europe on Thursday. She was 96. The announcement of her passing was posted to the Facebook page
by Adelle Nazarian9 Jan 2016, 4:56 PM PST0

Former emergency dispatcher Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) invited the dispatcher during the San Bernardino Islamic terror attacks to be her guest next Tuesday at President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
by Michelle Moons9 Jan 2016, 4:16 PM PST0

A British Islamic State militant has created an e-book full of helpful advice for young jihadis, including tips on how to tell their parents they have decided to join ISIS.
by John Hayward9 Jan 2016, 2:55 PM PST0

Rose Hamid, an Islamic protester who made headlines when she was removed from a Donald Trump rally in South Carolina Friday night and attempted to position herself as a victim of ‘Islamophobia’ thereafter, has a history rife with extremist advocacy.
by Jordan Schachtel9 Jan 2016, 12:41 PM PST0

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), A terror-tied Islamic advocacy group that fancies itself a civil rights organization, has called for Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump to apologize after a Muslim woman was kicked out of one of his rallies in South Carolina Friday night.
by Jordan Schachtel9 Jan 2016, 12:06 PM PST0

Contents: North Korea’s explosion was probably not a ‘hydrogen bomb’; South Korea resumes broadcasting propaganda via loudspeakers; North Korea’s nuclear test revives memories of the 2010 Cheonan attack; China faces limited influence and high frustration dealing with North Korea
by John J. Xenakis9 Jan 2016, 11:01 AM PST0

The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a terror-tied Muslim advocacy group, is trying to persuade Americans that the devout Muslim man who attempted to execute a Philadelphia police officer on Thursday isn’t Islamic.
by Jordan Schachtel9 Jan 2016, 10:40 AM PST0

In the wake of a spate of New Year’s Eve assaults in European cities, some leaders have reiterated their tough stance on stopping the flow of migrants into the continent.
by Breitbart News9 Jan 2016, 6:13 AM PST0

When the migrants began arriving in their thousands each day last summer, there were welcoming parties across the country. ‘We love refugees!’ proclaimed banners outside reception centres. Yet that warm hospitality is now being replaced by fear, as a society renowned for its good order begins to buckle under the strain — and to worry if it has made a mistake.
by Breitbart News9 Jan 2016, 5:56 AM PST0

The reason that U.S. payrolls just spiked up by 292,000, crowning the second-best year for workers since 1999, is that America is now sucking back jobs outsourced to China.
by Chriss W. Street9 Jan 2016, 4:00 AM PST0

Late Friday night several armed jihadists entered the Bella Vista Hotel in Hurghada, Egypt, wounding three tourists before being neutralized by police forces. According to reports, the assailants were all carrying knives and one was wearing an explosive belt. Although
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Jan 2016, 3:55 AM PST0

The Associated Press reports it has seen documents that show the State Department expects Syrian dictator Bashar Assad to remain in power until at least March 2017, which is “two months after President Barack Obama leaves office and more than five years after Obama first called for Assad to leave.”
by John Hayward8 Jan 2016, 10:21 PM PST0

Turkey has seized 13 tons of illicit drugs on board a Bolivia-registered cargo ship navigating in international waters off the coast of Libya, according to Turkish media outlets.
by Edwin Mora8 Jan 2016, 8:46 PM PST0

The United Nations is vowing a “significant” response to North Korea’s claim that it successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb earlier this week, despite years of economic sanctions and arm sales bans doing little to deter the rogue nation’s aggressive behavior.
by Frances Martel8 Jan 2016, 8:30 PM PST0

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir met with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad Thursday.
by Edwin Mora8 Jan 2016, 4:38 PM PST0

Unidentified gunmen have commenced an assault on a hotel in the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, in Egypt, injuring at least two foreigners thus far.
by Jordan Schachtel8 Jan 2016, 4:16 PM PST0

A string of car bombings and other terrorist actions was topped off with a massive truck bomb that killed 47 people at a police training center in the western town of Zliten, Libya today.
by John Hayward8 Jan 2016, 2:38 PM PST0

A Hellfire missile intended for a European training exercise was somehow delivered to Cuba in 2014. The Wall Street Journal describes it as “a loss of sensitive military technology that ranks among the worst known incidents of its kind.”
by John Hayward8 Jan 2016, 2:09 PM PST0

A female member of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has tortured a Syrian girl to death for violating dress code.
by Mary Chastain8 Jan 2016, 1:32 PM PST0

Bassem al-Agha, the Palestinian Authority’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, reiterated his governing body’s support for Riyadh in the latest diplomatic flareup between the Saudis and the regime in Iran.
by Jordan Schachtel8 Jan 2016, 1:07 PM PST0