Two earthquakes rock Italy, killing at least 15
By • May 29, 2012

At least 15 people were reported killed when a strong earthquake rocked northeastern Italy on Tuesday, just days after another quake in the same
By • May 29, 2012

At least 15 people were reported killed when a strong earthquake rocked northeastern Italy on Tuesday, just days after another quake in the same
By • March 24, 2012

On March 16, the highest Muslim authority in Saudi Arabia declared that all non-Islamic churches in the region must be destroyed. Writing for The
By • November 27, 2011

Kalmykia is a steppe region in the south of European Russia and the only European Buddhist republic. Five centuries ago, nomadic tribes that served
By • September 15, 2011

A survey carried out by members of the Soka Gakkai student division in the Tohoku region of northern Japan shows significant shifts in young
By • August 31, 2011

This is a continuation of the Political Subversive Role of the Prophets in the History of Ancient Israel series. See part 3, The Omride
By • August 15, 2011

A writer Sandeep Sharma, has denied a statement credited to the Hindu statesman Mahatma Gandhi, that the present Muslim population in India represents nearly
By • August 10, 2011

A report by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life found that believers are under attack in more countries as governments
By • July 29, 2011

The region known today as Sinai Peninsula acquired its name from the Christian assumption that it is the location of the Mount Sinai where,
By • July 23, 2011

The man charged with carrying out the Norway attacks is believed by police to have far-right, Christian fundamentalist views. In Scandanavia, the cultural region
By • May 21, 2011

From all indications, believers in Harold Camping's May 21 Judgment Day prophecy will have to return to put back again the broken pieces of
By • May 11, 2011

The US Geological Survey reports a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit Spain today 218 miles SSE of Madrid, Spain. Ten were killed during the quake,
By • April 11, 2011

A strong new quake and other aftershocks rattled northeastern Japan hours after the country somberly marked one month since a deadly combination of quake
By • April 9, 2011

A Buddhist shrine in Otsuchi, Japan, has survived the odds. Although the Japanese town was destroyed by last month's tsunami and a fire erupted