
Contents: US Navy to challenge China in the South China Sea today; What was the purpose of Russia’s Caspian Sea cruise missile attack on Syria?; Insurers taking increasingly risky investment bets
by John J. Xenakis27 Oct 2015, 6:12 AM PST0

Pope Francis said that on hearing the news of the passing of Cardinal Korec, he was moved with “deep emotion” and sorrow, calling him “a generous and zealous shepherd who in his long ministry in the Church offered a fearless witness of the Gospel” and was a “staunch defender of the faith and human rights.” The pontiff sent a telegram of condolences to the President of Slovakia’s bishops’ conference.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.26 Oct 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

Contents: FBI investigating awarding of 2018 and 2022 World Soccer Cups; FIFA investigation brings the Russia and Qatar awards into question; Palestine drops demand to ban Israel from FIFA; Philippines president Aquino compares China to Nazis
by John J. Xenakis4 Jun 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Since rising to popularity in the 1990s, reality TV shows have evolved and adapted to meet the changing tastes of culture. For every Bachelor there is a Boy Meets Boy or a Dating Naked to up the ante.
by Kipp Jones21 May 2015, 11:04 AM PST0

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a special joint session of Congress on Tuesday was so successful that many of his critics conceded that he had defied their expectations. Some, however, took issue with the fact that he invoked
by Joel B. Pollak4 Mar 2015, 6:43 AM PST0