Animal sacrifice in some African Catholic churches.

Israel's response to the historic signing of an agreement between the Vatican and the Palestinian Liberation Organization was very harsh.

U.S. administration is looking for a way out of Kosovo.

AIDS has taken a horrible toll in Africa. And the plague is far from over. If not conquered, it will take an increasing toll around the world. What will stop this horror?

Is the U.S. vulnerable to attack by terrorists using biological agents? How likely is it that such attacks would be launched in the next five to ten years?

A disillusionment with democracy and worries about immigrants are fueling the growth of right-wing parties.

After somehow surviving perhaps the bloodiest 100-year period in all of human history, is the peace process finally going to work in the 21st century?

Concerns have been raised by Communist Chinese connections so close to American soil.

Language is tricky business. Global corporations and the European Union have turned to translation technology to bring breakthroughs in the language barriers laid down at Babel.

Conditions may make this a good year for searchers. But nothing in Bible prophecy demands that the ark must have been preserved or that it would be discovered.

In spite of the long period of U.S. economic growth, violence and uncertainty have led to the mental strain and even paranoia of a people under siege.

Last time they failed to crush the Chechens. Will Russia succeed this time?

Nations that initially formed a common market now move to form a common military. It's a logical and necessary step. But what effect will it have on its members and the rest of the world?

Superstates have existed in various forms through the ages, but not in the way they are forming today. Many world leaders are planning on creating a system that will exercise hegemony over the whole world. Their plans will eventually lead...

Or is it the end of the beginning? The popular media portrays apocalyptic prophecy in an overtly negative light. Is this the whole story of God's wonderful plan for restoring peace to the earth?

Asia focuses on casualties.

Viruses know no borders.

Prehistoric viruses are lying dormant in the polar ice caps.

Without rainfall Israel would be in dire straits.

Columbine leaves teens fearful of a similar attack.