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.

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EU summit failure: Who is to blame?

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News Briefs June 12-18

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Terrorist Group or Future Leaders?

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A Gathering Storm From the East

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Abbas and Sharon: Showdown Over Jerusalem

How to resolve the opposing claims over the world's most controversial city, Jerusalem, was to be part of the international efforts to bring peace to the Middle East this year. The Sharon administration yanked it out of the end of...
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Where Do the French and Dutch "No" Votes Leave the EU?

The recent rejection of the proposed EU constitution by French and Dutch voters has caused a major stir in Europe, where it is seen as a serious blow to European unity. Is there any prophetic significance to this latest development?
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World News and Trends- Earthquakes: Sign of the end time?

Last Dec. 26, one of the greatest oceanic earthquakes (and the tsunami it produced) killed some 200,000 people surrounding the Indian Ocean. It left another 100,000 missing and presumed dead. Remarkably, on March 28 a related aftershock measured a whopping...
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How Religious is America?

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World News and Trends: EU bill 'being sped through' in Britain

While the British have focused their attention on the transition in the papacy and Prince Charles' marriage, the European Union bill (according to author Frederick Forsyth, the "foundation of the stone by stone abolition of our [British] nation state") is...
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Two Elizabeths A Study in Contrasts

How times have changed! Queen Elizabeth I reigned over one of Britain’s greatest periods of growth and increasing power. The reign of Queen Elizabeth II has seen the disintegration of the British Empire and the considerable decline of Britain as...
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Restoration: Let Justice Run...

The crucial battles in the ongoing culture wars are being fought in the courts.
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Thousand-Year-Old Lessons From the Crusades for Today

Kingdom of Heaven is a movie about the Crusades, a clash of civilizations between Islam and Christianity that lasted two centuries. Could a similar clash of civilizations lie ahead?
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World News and Trends: The Catholic Church, China and Taiwan

In recent decades the Chinese have periodically cracked down on Christians. In recent months persecution has become very intense.
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60 Years After the War in Europe

Do you ever wonder what prevents evil from triumphing in the world? This year marks the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe and the Pacific. Looking at that war should make us think about the...
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The Dutch "Drive Another Nail"

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When the Gas Pumps in Europe Run Dry

Because of its dependence on imported energy, the EU is an economic giant standing on feet of clay.
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World News and Trends: How oil and gas supplies affect world politics

Columnist Andrew Sullivan of The Sunday Times wrote about "a looming global superpower fight between China and the US over oil supplies." He further mentioned that "a USA Today poll found 58% of Americans saying that higher petrol [gasoline] prices...
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Israel and the "Oslo Syndrome"

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A Downsized Lifestyle Is Coming Will You Make the Adjustment

Our world is changing in ways we never considered. The dominance that affluent nations have enjoyed is about to end. Will peoples of the rich world downsize their lifestyle? Will people who have rarely if ever had to "tighten their...
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This Is the Way Walk in It: Seeing It With Your Own Eyes

Where have all the soldiers gone?