International | Nobody wants a return to civil war in Iraq, but events are
moving in that direction. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has become
too divisive to stop it. Not to be a pessimist, but all evidence
points to a…
Newsworthy |
Appointments. President Barack Obama made two more Cabinet
appointments Thursday morning, tapping Penny Pritzker as commerce
secretary and Michael Froman as…
International |
The Egyptian government declared emergency law in three canal
region cities following recent violence and demonstrations. Cairo
scholar Essam Abdalla told me…
Military |
Suicides in the U.S. military hit a record 349 last year, far
exceeding the 295 American combat deaths in Afghanistan. Experts
believes the problem reflects…
Iraq |
A defense contractor accused of allowing employees to abuse
prisoners in Abu Ghraib and other U.S.-run prisons in Iraq settled
a lawsuit filed by former…
International |
Tensions are growing in Maban County, South Sudan—an area we’ve
focused on that has a rich heritage of Christian ministry and has
since mid-2011 attracted…
International |
Worldwide condemnation and concern over the shooting in Connecticut
is increasing pressure on Washington to enact stricter federal gun
laws. Egypt’s Muslim…
International |
A closer look at the rescue of three aid workers in Afghanistan
reveals that locals played a role in standing up to the Taliban.
The rescue and raid by U.S.
International |
Typhoon Bopha has left at least 418 people dead and nearly as
many missing in the southern Philippines. “Probably half of the
missing could be dead by…
International |
The Family Research Council with The Voice of the
Martyrs today sponsored a webcast highlighting “The
Threat to Religious Liberty Around the…
