Pestilence

The Public Health Ministry has stepped up its monitoring of bird flu following the discovery of an outbreak among chickens in Sukhothai, Public Health Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung said yesterday.

Drought

Nine counties in the Cape Fear region are among those in the state that have been declared federal disaster areas due to drought conditions, Gov. Mike Easley announced Monday.

Abortion

(CNSNews.com) – The “change” that President-elect Barack Obama promised on the campaign trail will likely include overturning President George W. Bush’s 2001 executive order to prohibit the use of federal tax dollars for performing or advocating abortion as a means of family planning in foreign countries, Obama’s transition team has said.

Mark of the Beast

Nov. 10, 2008—I received a phone call the other day. I'm not sure if it was a prank, or if I was dreaming, but the conversation went like this:

Sinful Society

The issue of legalizing homosexuality has led to heated arguments in the corridors of power in New Delhi, but that hasn't stopped a Pakistani gay from professing his love for an Indian man.

Earthquake

An earthquake has been felt in the Fiordland area this afternoon. The shake came at 4.25pm, and measured five on the Richter scale.

Falling Away

The Bishop of New Hampshire, who gave his autobiography the title In the Eye of the Storm, has discovered that there are some perks from having such a high profile.

Earthquake

LACLEDE COUNTY, Mo. -- An earthquake registering 2.8 on the Richter scale rumbled in Laclede County Thursday morning.

Religious Persecution

Religious persecution is not acceptable, Pope Benedict XVI said Friday following a historic meeting between top Catholic and Muslim leaders.

Weather Woes

CAMAGUEY, Cuba — Ferocious Hurricane Paloma roared across Cuba on Sunday, downing power lines, flooding the coast and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate on an island still recovering from two other devastating storms.

Weather Woes

Clashes of warm and cold air sparked thunder and over 200 lightning strikes around eastern parts of central New Zealand this afternoon.

Pestilence

JAKARTA, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- A teenage girl suspected of suffering from bird flu in Central Java of Indonesia died on Friday after being hospitalized for four days, The Jakarta Post reported.

Drought

Some counties in our area are being asked to conserve water.

Famine

Our reporters in Western Oromia, Illu-Abba Boora zone, reported that over 19,000 people are on the verge of death as a result of starvation . In Boorachaa district of this zone several children, women, and elderly people are widely affected and dying every day, our reporters added.

Earthquake

JAKARTA (AFP) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in waters off Indonesia's eastern Maluku Province early Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no reports of damage.

Sinful Society

LOS ANGELES, November 7, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Same-sex "marriage" supporters took to the streets of LA Thursday and swarmed around the gates of the Mormon Temple in Westwood, where they waved signs and shouted threats at the church establishment for its role in the success of Proposition 8, the true marriage ballot initiative.