On Monday, December 21, Russia called for a strategic triangle with India and China, and its defense minister urged closer military cooperation between former Soviet republics after U.S.-British air attacks on Iraq.

In December 31, 1999, the world's richest nation, the United States of America, will transfer ownership of the Panama Canal into the hands of a small, relatively poor country, Panama, after a presence of more than 90 years.

Britain and France took a step toward "a new era" of European defense without America by signing a bilateral accord Friday to allow joint operations outside their territories and those of their NATO allies.

Speculating on the events of the morning of Jan. 1, 2000, is everyone's business. It's that serious. The passing of just one day on the calendar has the potential to wreak chaos on the world.

"It has never happened before, and it will probably never happen again. No technical hitch has ever been so pervasive, so expensive, or so potentially damaging as the failure of many of the world's computer systems to understand the difference...

The Bible contains hundreds of prophecies about God's Kingdom, which Jesus Christ will establish when He returns to earth. And what a kingdom it will be! Notice a few of the major prophetic themes from the Bible regarding the Kingdom:

Why do so many problems seem to defy solution? Why isn't government effective at preventing and solving our longstanding problems?

The United Nations' children's agency says millions of children are growing up unequipped to build decent lives because they can't read, write or even count.

To better see where Europe is headed, consider its past.

A view on the state of the World

Radical reforms: a personality to watch

Her Cause for Religious Freedom

Some of the prophecies of the Kingdom of God.

Wars have been the sad reality of human history, just as predicted by Jesus.

"... The twentieth century has been less a century to celebrate than one to survive. And as it draws to a close with threats to our continued existence multiplying both in scale and number—so that to add to the evils...

A tragic example of the poor's vulnerability to natural disasters.

We greet the dawn of a new year with excitement and enthusiasm. A new year brings new opportunities, an occasion for a fresh start. We imagine all sorts of new possibilities.

A nation ahead of its time in repairing the breaches.

Russia has devalued the rubble at a time of apocalyptic predictions about the state of the Russian economy. Some observers are warning that the Russian financial crisis "could spin out of control as banks collapse."

Without any forward movement in the Middle Eastern peace process, some commentators think Yassar Arafat will proclaim the existence of a Palestinian state in early 1999.