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I’ve long suspected that governments cling to conspiracy theories like some children cultivate imaginary friends. It’s a way of coping with events outside their control. If only reality were...

In spite of the fact that Orthodoxy is still the largest mass religion in Russia, the number of Christians in the country has dropped by six percent in the...

Syrian rebels are closely monitoring the regime’s chemical weapons sites, but don’t have the means to seize and secure them, their newly elected military commander. Gen. Salim Idris, who...

Some Chinese commentators are suggesting that Beijing is actually quite happy that the Liberal Democrats (LDP) are back in power in Tokyo. The argument goes something like this -...

Turkey's first indigenous intelligence satellite, Gokturk-2, was launced from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.   Turkey's first indigenous high resolution Earth observation satellite Gokturk-2 was launched on Tuesday from...

Iraqi government sources report that President Jalal Talabani has suffered a stroke.  A statement on the president's website said his condition was "stable" and that his "bodily functions are...

Söğütlü, an ancient underground city in Mardin’s Midyat, expects to draw financial interest for its restoration. The city, which has been in existence since early Christianity, was discovered only...

If the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are about to descend on Earth, it seems one might be riding in from South Korea on an invisible steed to the...

Serbian officials confirmed a united stance on Kosovo while the President is set to present his Kosovo platform in the upcoming days. Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said that...

  Japan's general election is over - with main opposition leader Shinzo Abe winning back the country's top job. And these are the traits and policies that are likely...