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World Regions

"So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city" (Genesis 11:8).

Long ago, an ancient civilization revolted against God, gathering together and attempting to build a tower to the heavens. In response, God divided their languages and caused them to scatter across the globe. Now, millennia later, each world region has its own unique history...and shared future. Find out more below, or focus on a specific region with the links on the right.

  • by Darris McNeely
Last month in part one of this series we showed the vast power currently held by the United States. Could we see a time when this power, in all its forms, will be broken, no longer able to influence world events? The answer is found in Bible prophecy.
  • by John Ross Schroeder
In the wake of the latest war, Time magazine asked the right questions: "What is it about the Middle East that makes the conflicts so intractable? Why the hate and where's the healing?" (July 24).
  • by Paul Kieffer
An unsuccessful train bombing in Germany reveals a changing public mood on domestic security.
  • by Melvin Rhodes
Five years after 9/11, America is politically divided over how to respond to terrorism. Some see the events of 9/11 as part of a struggle reaching back 1400 years to the birth of Islam. Others view 9/11 as the direct consequence of American foreign policy.
  • by Darris McNeely
Two world capitals play key roles within the current political and religious mix. But it is their future role that you should carefully watch and understand. As the world looks at the Middle East today, this article still holds great meaning.
  • by Steve Myers, Rex Sexton, Darris McNeely
What Next America? Why is America a superpower? What does the future hold for...
  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
"The sky is clearing up . . . the thunderstorm clouds of the last year are slowly disappearing," Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik told a news conference after two days of talks in Klosterneuburg abbey near Vienna over the weekend of May 27-28. The talks produced fresh consensus on the need for EU treaty changes to be agreed on at least before 2009 (EUObserver.com).