Nearly 140 years after the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, the pope has recently written about the theory of evolution.

What must God think of mankind's stewardship of the earth and that so many major animal species are now in danger of extinction?

At the beginning of 1947 most of the British Empire was still intact, but the next 40 years saw a rapid unraveling of the empire on which it once could be said the sun never set. Threatened now are its...

In the first half of this century European involvement figured heavily in the Middle East during both world wars and their aftermath.

The trade in illegal drugs has grown to a $500 billion annual business, according to a report by Freedom House tracking the meteoric rise of the trade.

"To those who do not wish to understand, all news is a surprise."- William Rees-Mogg, Times (of London) columnist

The real truth is that we are now approaching a transition period between two ages, our age and the one Jesus Christ called "the age to come" (Matthew 12:32).

"We have reached a point of historic crisis." - Eric Hobsbawm, British author

There is a fundamental reason for our inability to implement a system in which we can live in peace and happiness with ourselves, and few understand what the problem is.

Microscopic waterborne organisms are replacing potential cancer-causing chemicals as the primary threat to drinking water in some U.S. cities, according to health officials.

The situation in Northern Ireland fares no better than that of the Middle East.

Arab-Israeli dispute continues to grow, leaving little room for peace talks.

The overall drop in income affects almost 100 countries and nearly a third of the world's population, according to the report.

As the nations of mainland Europe become tightly bound together politically, economically and militarily, what are the consequences of England's more-independent path?

Spreading drought in large portions of the U.S. breadbasket brings a comparison to dust-bowl conditions of the 1930s. What can be learned?

Will humanity ever find a way to settle its differences without resorting to the violence of war?

Crime costs the United States at least $450 billion annually, according to the first U.S. Justice Department report to try to calculate the cost of domestic violence and child abuse along with other crimes including murder, robbery and rape.

The world set both good and bad records in 1995, according to the Worldwatch Institute's annual report, "Vital Signs 1996."

From Europe to the environment, here's a look at the latest headlines and their significance from a Biblical standpoint.

Contrary to popular perception, adult men, not fellow teenagers, father most babies born to teen mothers in the United States.