By the time you read this the Danes probably will have decided whether to use the European common currency (the euro).

According to Times science editor Nigel Hawkes, a fifth of Britain's insect species have disappeared during the 20th century.

South Africa has the world's worst peacetime statistics for murder, rape and robbery. To add to the problem, police forces have a reputation for incompetence and corruption.

Halfway through the 31/2-year transition planned for the adoption of the euro by 11 of the 15 member nations, the European single currency appears to be in trouble.

A series of disasters-the sinking of a nuclear submarine, a fire in a Moscow television tower and nuclear-plant shutdowns-may be a harbinger of greater catastrophes, warns a Russian parliamentary commission.

Conditions are virtually back to normal, but just a short while ago newspapers devoted page after page to the fuel shortage in Britain and several other European nations. The problem began in France and spread from there to other countries.

A recent report from The Hague does nothing to support the sanctity of marriage.

Each year more than a million children under age 18 are impacted by new divorces in the United States.

The European Union plans a 5,000-strong armed force capable of carrying out "preventative and repressive" actions in support of global peacekeeping, to be operational by 2003.

What should you do in deciding how you will approach this hotly debated issue?

In recent years eye-opening materials have been published about the questionable background of Halloween.

What does Peter's example mean for us? Can we see ourselves in Peter's experience as he stepped out of his boat onto the waves toward Jesus Christ? Do we see a parallel in standing for God and His truths?

After decades of examining the details mentioned in Acts, Sir William Ramsay concluded: "Luke is a historian of the first rank; not merely are his statements of fact trustworthy, he is possessed of the true historic sense . ....

Sports seem to bring out the highest aspirations and the worst attitudes. Many of its lessons apply equally well to other aspects of life.

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Think about this: Physically speaking, what are the chances that a human being could walk on water?

Four and one-half million Americans were on probation or parole in 1999, with 1.86 million more behind bars, according to the U.S. Justice Department. The 6.3 million under some form of correctional supervision set another all-time high in a decade...

For more than 200 years Sunday school has been an important part of the early life of British children.

Blazing forests are a serious threat to timber resources, the earth's ecology and endangered species including orangutans.