Battle for biblical archaeology intensifies as Israeli researchers face academic boycott

Iranian officials have called on the proxy terrorist groups they support throughout the Middle East to tone down attacks on the U.S. for fear of a more direct conflict with the American military. Iran began the drawback following the U.S. response to an attack that killed three U.S. soldiers operating at a base in Jordan […]

Somalia on Wednesday secured a $4.5 billion debt relief deal from its international creditors, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank said, which will allow the nation to develop economically and take on new projects. The deal comes as part of a debt forgiveness program —called the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative — overseen by […]

A train derailed near the capital of Pakistan Sunday, killing more than 30 people, including women and children, and injuring nearly 100 others.  The train derailed while bound for Rawalpindi, about 40 minutes from Islamabad in Northern Pakistan.  Local television showed rescue teams extracting women, children and elderly passengers from damaged and overturned cars. Some […]