Margaret Thatcher holds her grandson Michael in 1989.

Globe Trot: Thatcher’s Christian legacy lives on in her grandchildren

International |  Michael Thatcher, the only grandson of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in keeping with tradition, works behind the counter at a store in…

Margaret Thatcher

Globe Trot: Linking to the legacy of the Iron Lady

International |  On the Iron Lady: The UK’s Guardian is liveblogging news and reaction related to the death of Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister and…

Egyptian Christians sit on the wall of the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo Monday.

Globe Trot: Attacks continue on Coptic Christians in Cairo

International |  Christians at St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo came under attack yesterday. Almost three-dozen people were injured and one may have been…

A Muslim pilgrim is wheeled out of the Grand mosque after the noon prayer in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Globe Trot: Saudi Arabia mulls paralysis as criminal punishment

International |  April is the Month of Microfinance and today is the day every gift to Five Talents, one of many groups majoring in microfinance…

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Marriage |  Too often the church has failed to be profound in the profound debate over gay marriage

South Korean vehicles return from Kaesong industrial zone Thursday, as a U.S. Army soldier looks on.

Globe Trot: Now that the Arab Spring has sprung

International |  North Korean authorities halted access today to the jointly run Kaesong industrial zone. It was one of the few joint operations with South Korea still in…

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Globe Trot: Show of strength on the Korean peninsula

International |  The U.S. military flew F-22 Stealth fighters to South Korea Sunday in response to stepped-up threats from North Korea. Kim Jong Un recently posed in front of…

Christian pilgrims participate in the Good Friday processsion in Jerusalem's Old City.

Globe Trot: Christians worldwide need protection on Good Friday

International |  It is a Good Friday. Pilgrims jammed the streets of Jerusalem’s Old City for the traditional procession marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Security…

Smoke rises from shelling in a suburb of Damascus Tuesday.

Globe Trot: Shelling forces UN out of Damascus

International |  The UN is pulling staff from central Damascus today as shelling by rebels hit the heart of the capital city. The Free Syrian Army took responsibility for the…

A girl marches in a Greek Independence Day parade in Limassol, Cyprus, Monday.

Globe Trot: Cyprus bailed out, but who’s next?

International |  Cyprus became the fourth eurozone country to receive a financial bailout after Greece, Ireland, and Portugal. An emergency deal reached in…

President Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abba visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem Friday.

Globe Trot: Obama’s Middle East tour. Next stop: Jordan

International |  President Obama ended his three-day visit to Israel with a stop at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem today. He travels on to Jordan. The president’s…

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US: A satellite image of an airstrip deep in the Saudi Arabia desert that may be a secret U.S. drone base.
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Middle East |  Like other parts of the Middle East, the U.S.-Saudi alliance needs its own democracy movement

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