
An explosion at or near a suspected nuclear facility near Tehran is being reported by Iran’s state news agency IRNA. The facility is described as an ‘explosives producing factory’ in eastern Tehran on Sunday evening. An opposition website claims the blast
by Thomas Rose6 Oct 2014, 8:31 AM PST0

The biblical story of Saul teaches us a powerful lesson regarding the individual’s moral choice and what that choice may lead to. In ancient Israel, as the era of the judges was ending, it came time for the Israelites
by Shmuley Boteach6 Oct 2014, 7:54 AM PST0

The White House has reportedly sent a top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official to the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City (ISGOC) to “present a special thank you to the Muslim congregation,” Oklahoma’s KFOR reports. The beheader’s mosque, the
by Jordan Schachtel6 Oct 2014, 7:40 AM PST0

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hong Kong protests may be losing strength ISIS influence spreads in Asia, as Pakistan Taliban pledges support Biden continues apologizing, this time to UAE Hong Kong protests may be losing strength Hong Kong protests
by John J. Xenakis6 Oct 2014, 7:25 AM PST0

(AFP) A key ally of top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday he had applied for asylum in Britain, linking his request to political persecution due to his work. He didn’t provide further details. A key ally of one
by Breitbart News6 Oct 2014, 6:54 AM PST0

A turnout of some ten-thousand pro-family demonstrators filled the main squares of 100 Italian cities from north to south yesterday, only to meet with violent aggression from pro-gay activists, which sent several to the hospital. The movement called Standing Sentries
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Oct 2014, 6:54 AM PST0

BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants from the Islamic State group on Sunday publicly killed six Iraqi soldiers captured in an embattled western province where the extremists continue to advance despite an expanding U.S.-led campaign of airstrikes, residents said. The killings took
by Breitbart News6 Oct 2014, 6:35 AM PST0

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Jean-Claude Duvalier, who presided over what was widely acknowledged as a corrupt and brutal regime as the self-proclaimed “president for life” of Haiti until a popular uprising sent him into a 25-year exile, has died. He
by Breitbart News6 Oct 2014, 6:29 AM PST0

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon that washed three American airmen in Okinawa out to sea, killing at least one, slammed central Japan on Monday, stalling trains and flights and triggering mudslides, before swerving to the Pacific Ocean. Elsewhere in
by Breitbart News6 Oct 2014, 6:26 AM PST0

BAGHDAD, Oct. 5 (UPI) — An Apache helicopter was used in air assaults against the Islamic State over the weekend, the first such strikes utilizing the Army’s premier attack helicopter. In a statement on its website, CENTCOM reported a series
by Breitbart News6 Oct 2014, 6:19 AM PST0

Atlanta – Shortly after the conclusion of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish faith, anti-Semitism reared its ugly head on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta. Students residing at the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) were the
by Paul Miller6 Oct 2014, 6:17 AM PST0

The first baby born after its mother had a womb transplant was delivered in September in Sweden. The mid-30s mother delivered a healthy baby boy by caesarean section, roughly two years after she had a uterus implanted that had been
by William Bigelow6 Oct 2014, 5:43 AM PST0

(Reuters) – Sierra Leone recorded 121 deaths from Ebola and scores of new infections in one of the single deadliest days since the disease appeared in the West African country more than four months ago, government health statistics showed on
by Breitbart News6 Oct 2014, 5:19 AM PST0

On October 4, leaders from North and South Korea gathered for their highest-level talks since 2009. North Korean leaders–including Hwang Pyong So, the country’s second-in-command–traveled to South Korea for “the closing ceremonies of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games” and met
by AWR Hawkins5 Oct 2014, 11:06 AM PST0

The Pakistani Taliban has pledged support for Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq. On October 4, BBC reported that Maulana Fazlullah, the leader of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), directly addressed the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS
by Edwin Mora5 Oct 2014, 10:07 AM PST0

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said Sunday it wants “a formal clarification” of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s recent comments that America’s allies in the Middle East sent weapons and cash to extremists fighting in
by Breitbart News5 Oct 2014, 8:58 AM PST0

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hong Kong protesters fear more violence by China’s ‘Triad’ gangs Joe Biden apologizes to Turkey’s president Erdogan for ISIS remarks Hong Kong protesters fear more violence by China’s ‘Triad’ gangs Bloodied student protester on
by John J. Xenakis5 Oct 2014, 8:51 AM PST0

A synod of bishops “is no place for debating bright, original ideas or seeing who is the smartest,” Pope Francis told his fellow bishops this morning. It is for “taking better care of the Lord’s vineyard.” In kicking off the
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.5 Oct 2014, 7:33 AM PST0

On a visit to Washington, D.C. to discuss, among other things, the global war on terrorism, Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that authorities in his home nation would work with America’s FBI to secure their country
by Frances Martel5 Oct 2014, 6:58 AM PST0

(AFP) — A delirious man staggers through a hospital ward, banging into walls until he is overpowered by nurses in protective suits. Trainers are using survivors of the Ebola virus to give frighteningly realistic courses to medical staff fighting the
by Breitbart News4 Oct 2014, 12:55 PM PST0

As scholars learn increasingly more about Pope Pius XII and his leadership of the church during World War II, a more impartial and favorable portrait of the man has emerged, despite negative caricatures that persist in public opinion, including the
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.4 Oct 2014, 12:38 PM PST0

Whenever issues like sex and marriage are debated publicly in the Catholic Church, outlying radical organizations come out of the woodwork, trying to grab the spotlight for their own agendas for reform. The Vatican synod on marriage and family issues,
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.4 Oct 2014, 11:00 AM PST0

Officials and medical personnel have expressed concern that American troops being deployed in Liberia to fight the spread of the Ebola virus may be at risk for contracting malaria, an often just-as-deadly disease more easily spread in an insecure sanitary
by Frances Martel4 Oct 2014, 10:38 AM PST0

Sierra Leone remains one of the west African nations hardest hit by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the region. To emphasize the scale of the operation the Leonean government has undertaken to attempt to stop the virus in its tracks,
by Frances Martel4 Oct 2014, 10:05 AM PST0

The major Vatican summit (or “synod”) on marriage and the family, which begins Sunday, will be characterized by “broad-ranging freedom of expression” and “respect for every position,” says Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, the synod’s organizer. These remarks came after a period
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.4 Oct 2014, 8:05 AM PST0