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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"Where Have All the Germans Gone?"

With an adjustment of one word, the 1960s-era protest song "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" provides an apt description of a growing crisis in central Europe. The Germans are slowly but surely dying out, prompting the German weekly new...
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A Century of Service From the Last Empress

We can learn a lesson in leadership from a beloved lady—Britain’s queen mother.
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World News and Trends: What brings Jacques Chirac back?

France—that is to say, French president Jacques Chirac—vehemently opposed U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to remove Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.
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World News and Trends: Relentless push for a European superpower

Noted feature writer Ambrose Evans-Pritchard recently raised the alarm again about the new European draft constitution. He wrote: "Valery Giscard d'Estaing bills his 263-page draft constitution as a 'great leap forward' in European integration" (The Daily Telegraph, Sept. 10).
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The Unrealized Lesson of Saddam's Fall and Capture What Is It

Earlier in the year one of our Web site commentators wrote: "On April 9 the statue of Saddam Hussein in the center of Baghdad came tumbling down.
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10 Million AIDS Orphans: A Disaster for Africa

AIDS has taken a horrible toll in Africa, and the plague is far from over. What will stop the horror?
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What's the Solution for Africa's Biggest Problem?

The African continent has been devastated by AIDS, and the problem will get far worse before it gets better. Yet on a recent trip to Ghana I saw a glimmer of hope at the Kumasi Virgins Club. If only people...
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The 'Road Map' to Peace: Doomed From the Start?

Few observers want peace in the Middle East more than the staff and publishers of The Good News. But we know that there is only one true path to peace—and the players aren't on it. Yet the Bible does guarantee...
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'Mr. Smith' Takes on Washington

Perception is reality, at least in the minds of many people. In the developing world the common perception of America's foreign policy often is tragically contorted. The problem is compounded by refusal to consider the real source of many nations'...
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World News and Trends: Will Catholicism become the religion of the EU?

The leaders of the Roman Catholic Church leveled harsh criticism at the Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted by the European Union in December 2000.
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World News and Trends: Why liberate Liberia?

Where in the world is Liberia? And why is America interested in this tiny country on Africa's west coast?
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World News and Trends- Australia: Neighbor-hood policeman in Asia?

The Middle East is far from the only area on the globe troubled by serious conflicts.
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World News and Trends: Iran threatens Israel with missile

According to the British newspaper The Guardian, Iran claims to have conducted final tests on a missile capable of reaching Israel and U.S. forces in the Middle East, and is poised to deploy the weapon.
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World News and Trends: Israel's security fence disturbs U.S. Mideast aspirations

Israel is in the process of constructing a long security fence to help keep suicide bombers from infiltrating from the West Bank.
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World News and Trends- Turkey: An American ally no longer?

For more than half a century the United States has enjoyed good diplomatic relations with Turkey.
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Those Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer . . .

After a winter of getting up in the dark, coming home in the dark with freezing temperatures and snowstorms, Canadians long for the first robin and signs of spring.
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Mr. Berlusconi and The Two Souls of Europe

The European Parliament is now under the leadership of the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and the next six months will likely see passionate debate as Europe strives to assume a major role in world affairs...
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World News and Trends: Resounding Polish vote for EU membership

Poland has opted to enter the European Union in a national referendum that ended in an 82 percent "yes" vote.
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World News and Trends: Is France dying?

Strange as it may sound, France may be dying.
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World News and Trends: The disparity of two different worlds

The recent G8 Conference in Evian, France, reminded us of the shocking disparity extant in our world, particularly when comparing most Western countries with the continent of Africa.
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