A Spanish train derailed killing at least 79 passengers. Officials at first said they believed it to be an accident. All 13 carriages flew off the track as the train sped at high speed around a bend. Described as a…

In scenes that would make the past inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah blush, the much-acclaimed “holy city” of Jerusalem held its pompous 12th annual gay pride parade. Hoisting signs and LGBT flags under the slogan “We want change,” over 3,000…

  The British developer showed brochures with over-fifty affluent men and women hand-in-hand as part of the proposal to develop a gated community in the town of Sallèles-d’Aude in the rural South of France. The mayor envisioned a community for…

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, the State Department, under former presidential candidate John Kerry, is making a change in the way it handles visa requests for same-sex couples….

The CIA is conducting a 21-month research project to answer the question; can mankind control the world’s weather? The $630,000 study, which collaborates with scientists of the National Academy of Sciences, is working to see if reengineering techniques, “including solar…

At least 39 people were killed when a tour bus plummeted some 30 meters (100 ft) into a ravine in Southern Italy. The bus driver lost control of the bus as it suddenly careened into several other cars stopped in…

Croatia has joined the European Union after a decade of casting off the remnants of war and Communist rule. In spite of evidence to the contrary in other nations that have joined the EU, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy…

Upon his arrival at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pope Francis informally asked permission to enter the country. Saying he wanted to “knock gently” at Brazil’s door, he said, “I ask permission to come in and spend this week with you.”…

Do you want a shorter stay in purgatory? Follow Pope Francis around Rio de Janeiro on Twitter, TV, radio or other media and you will get a plenary indulgence to get out of purgatory sooner, that’s if you can’t make…

The Roman Catholic Church had “extensive knowledge dating back to the 1950s” of the sexual abuse of children by the pedophile priest Denis McAlinden which continued over four decades on children as young as four and five, an Australian investigation…

Vanity of Vanities, Pope Francis has been named man of the year by Vanity Fair magazine of Italy. Blazoned on its front page was a picture of the pope commemorating the first 100 days in the papal chair. The magazine…

On January 1, 2014, Latvia will become the next member of the European Union to join the common currency, in spite of the economic crisis that continues to plague the political and economic block. European finance ministers approved the country…