When all is said and done, it all goes back to money. The world has entered a new stage of homogenization never before seen.

The Battle for the Balkans: Where Is It Leading? Why are the Balkans such a trouble spot? What's behind the current conflict?

Berlin-based Transparency International reports that the 1998 "Corruption Perceptions Index" indicated Denmark, Sweden and Finland were the least-corrupt nations.

For decades many nations have spent billions of dollars on bigger and better guns, tanks and military aircraft in a constantly escalating arms race.

"The ambition of the Germans knows no bounds."

A team of reporters for the respected Sunday Times has uncovered laboratories around the world willing to sell or export lethal biological agents capable of killing thousands of people—in one case for as little as $1,000.

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that four million American households consist of unmarried couples living together.

Last year was the most naturally disastrous on record, with extensive natural catastrophes occurring three times as often as in the 1960s, according to the reinsurance company Munich Re.

Proclaim liberty to the captives.

The latest trip by John Paul II to the Americas underscores the popularity of an aging yet dynamic religious figure.

Could Europe's new currency unit, the Euro, and the economic union behind it have unexpected and dangerous side effects? Could they even cause war?

In January, 11 nations launched the euro, the new European currency. What does this crucial event mean for the rest of the world?

Our world's astounding technical and scientific progress, coupled with spreading global prosperity over recent decades, masks enormous suffering in the world. Today's mixture of burgeoning progress and explosive suffering is as deceptive to humanity as it was to the ancient...

A decades-long struggle brought freedom for slaves in America. But the struggle for freedom from slavery is not over.

The Arab world is one which connotes danger, turmoil and death. One man, however, had the courage to spread to this region a visionary antidote to such evils.

Some experts see an overall increase in the destructiveness of natural disasters, especially in the last few decades.

Conference regarding the project to transform Bethlehem into an attractive pilgrimage location concludes as it prepares for the Pope's visit.

Today, during and after the recent impeachment hearings and trial, there is talk of "compartmentalization"—the notion that all the parts of one's life do not necessarily have to connect, that moral character and job competency do not have to be...

Hans Teitmeyer, president of Germany's Bundesbank, warns of political competition among countries using the euro.

As the Euro gains strength, discussions take place in Ottawa suggesting a common currency for the United States, Canada and Mexico.