Raw StoryAn exotic parasite is spreading in honey bees — and global warming is making ...Raw StoryBy 2007 we had confirmation: it had indeed gone global, being found across the Americas, Africa and Australasia as well as Europe and its native Asia. This represents a dramatic spread, probably brought on by increasing world trade and the movement of ...and more »

Raw StoryCDC to parents: Consider circumcising your sons, because benefits outweigh ...Raw StoryResearchers first began to examine the possibility that circumcision is beneficial to male sexual health after a cluster of influential studies found that circumcised men in Africa had a lower rate of HIV infection than uncircumcised men. The results ...and more »

BBC NewsHong Kong ban unjustified and counterproductive - ministerBBC NewsChina's decision to ban a committee of MPs visiting Hong Kong was "wholly unjustified" and "counter-productive", the government has said. Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire said the move runs counter to progress in UK-China relations in recent years.and more »

CrossmapAfghanistan: Three Christians Killed In Taliban AttackCrossmapTaliban attackers have killed three South African Christians during a four-hour attack on their guesthouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. Werner Groenewald (46) and his sons Jean-Pierre (17) and Rode (15) were murdered. Werner's wife, Hannelie (45), was ...and more »

Christian ExaminerEbola cases: Liberia in decline, Guinea stable, Sierra Leone increasingChristian ExaminerAbout 16,000 cases of Ebola have been reported in West Africa, dating to the death of a 2-year-old boy last December, though not seen as a crisis until mid-March, and not declared a "public health emergency of global concern" by the WHO until Aug. 7.and more »

BBC NewsChina blocks British MPs' visit to Hong KongBBC NewsThe Chinese embassy has told a group of MPs it will be stopped from making a planned trip to Hong Kong. Sir Richard Ottoway, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, accused the Chinese authorities of acting in an "overtly confrontational manner".and more »

BBC NewsWhy more political parties are being set upBBC NewsSome of those unhappy with the main political parties complain to friends or spoil their ballot on election day. But some take matters into their own hands and start their own political parties. In a Daily Politics film, Eleanor Garnier heard how more ...and more »

CrossmapChurch mourns pastor and children killed by Taliban suicide bombing in ...ChristianTodayA church in South Africa is in mourning for its part-time pastor and his two teenaged children, killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Saturday. Werner Groenewald, his 17-year-old son Jean-Pierre and a 15-year-old daughter, Rodé, were killed ...Afghanistan: Three Christians Killed In Taliban AttackCrossmapall 1,043 news articles »

Raw Story'Racist' co-discoverer of DNA forced to sell Nobel prize to make ends meetRaw StoryIn a 2007 interview with the Sunday Times, Watson claimed that he was “inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa” because “all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours — whereas all the testing says ...and more »

TheBlaze.comWHO Admits Two of Three Ebola-Ravaged Nations Won't Meet December ...TheBlaze.comLONDON (AP) — Two months ago, the World Health Organization launched an ambitious plan to stop the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, aiming to isolate 70 percent of the sick and safely Ebola 70 percent of the victims in the three hardest-hit ...and more »

Christ and Pop Culture on Ferguson and RacismPatheos (blog)Alan Noble at Christ and Pop Culture posted an article yesterday that is actually a rebuttal to an article at Gospel Coalition by Voddie Baucham. I am linking to it because it has so much to offer in addition to the response to Baucham. Even though ...

ChristianToday£337m is largest divorce sum in British legal historyChristianTodayBoth had an interest in charity and in 2004, Hohn set up a hedge fund that would channel some of its fees and profits into a charity to help children mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and India. Hohn, described as a "very, very intense person" by a former ...and more »

BBC NewsConcerns over terror exclusion plansBBC NewsConcerns about plans to exclude people from the UK if they go abroad to fight with extremist groups have been raised by the UK's reviewer of terror laws. David Anderson QC said his "central concern" about the proposals first unveiled by David Cameron ...and more »

BBC NewsWhy did the word 'pleb' matter?BBC NewsFormer Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell admitted swearing but always denied using the word "pleb" during the altercation with police in Downing Street on 19 September 2012. Why was this old-fashioned term, and not the undisputed obscenity, seen as the most ...and more »

BREATHEcastLecrae Speaks Out on Michael Brown Verdict; Christians Should 'Empathize ...BREATHEcastWe empathize with Africa. But struggle to humanize our struggles here in the states." According to his post, the rapper whose album, Anomaly recently hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, has seemingly been met with comments that he finds insensitive ...and more »

BREATHEcastChristian Rapper Lecrae Heads to Atlanta Protest for Ferguson to Provide ...BREATHEcastWe empathize with Africa. But struggle to humanize our struggles here in the states." Lecrae thinks people are vilified in their anger, and although some are going about it the wrong way, they feel an injustice has been created. "People are protesting ...

Raw StoryChristian radio host: Michael Brown was likely possessed by a 'homicidal demon'Raw StoryOn Wednesday, the American Family Association's Bryan Fischer read from the grand jury testimony of Officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department and concluded that “chances are very good” that the unarmed teenager was possessed ...and more »

TheBlaze.comNurse Diagnosed With Ebola Makes Request of Ohio Bridal Shop That the ...TheBlaze.comVinson was the second Dallas nurse to contract Ebola after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, a man who flew to the United States from West Africa with the disease. Before she tested positive, Vinson flew from Texas to Ohio, having received permission from ...and more »

The GuardianHow do you sell God in the 21st century? More heaven, less hellThe GuardianGrowing up as an evangelical, I was terrified of hell. But in recent years, Christian pastors have abandoned damnation in favour of a more upbeat vision. Art. Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights features one of the world's best known ...

Christian Radio Host Pushes Her Anti-Gay Book as Christmas Gift for Teens ...Opposing ViewsChristian radio host Linda Harvey recently encouraged parents to buy her anti-gay book as a Christmas present for young people "who have friends or relatives who claim to be gay." Harvey's book “Maybe He's Not Gay” makes numerous questionable claims ...and more »

The Next Big Fight Between Obama and Congress: Iran SanctionsTheBlaze.comIleana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), who chairs the subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa under Royce, said there is no basis at all for extending the talks, and that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani “never had any intention of reaching an agreement.”.and more »

ChristianTodayMore than 700 million women worldwide were child bridesChristianTodayThere are now more than 700 million women who were married before their 18th birthday, many in conditions of poverty and insecurity, according to UN statistics. Child marriage among girls is most common in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. In Niger in ...and more »

The Virus of PrejudiceCounterPunchOklahoma conservative Christian radio host Rick Miles is happy to read the disease into the morality play book. External conditions are ... South Africa, heavily populated with workers from other parts of the continent, is prime territory for suspicion ...and more »

Center for Research on GlobalizationThe Virus of Terror and Prejudice: Using Ebola to Close Borders and Foment ...Center for Research on GlobalizationOklahoma conservative Christian radio host Rick Miles is happy to read the disease into the morality play book. External conditions are ... South Africa, heavily populated with workers from other parts of the continent, is prime territory for suspicion ...and more »

The IndependentWWOL Christmas Parade lineup setThe IndependentASHLAND The 2014 Winter Wonderland of Lights Christmas Parade, will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in downtown Ashland. The theme for this year's parade is “Christmas-Past, Present and Future” with Grand Marshal Donna Childers Suttle, a lifelong Ashland ...