
Contents: Numerous countries end diplomatic relations with Iran after Saudi embassy firebombing Iran seeks to pass the blame for the Saudi embassy firebombing Desperate Chinese officials remove stock market circuit breakers
by John J. Xenakis8 Jan 2016, 6:32 AM PST0

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