Hezbollah Official Says Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Would Not Honor Camp David Agreement to Make Peace with Israel

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood will eventually cancel the Camp David Agreement, despite the group’s announcement that it respects international agreements Egypt has signed, said Amin al-Sayed Ibrahim, head of Hezbollah’s political council.

More Than 100 Injured in Peru Earthquake

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. - Mark 13:8

Peruvian authorities say 112 people have been treated for injuries after a magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck the country’s central coast. They say none of the injuries are life-threatening.

Nelson Mandela’s Sister, 81, Dies Over the Weekend

South Africa sent condolences to Nelson Mandela on Monday following the death of his youngest sister and last surviving sibling out of 31 others.

Prayer Alert: Pray for Christian President Goodluck Jonathan and All Christians Who Are Being Persecuted in Nigeria

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan challenged the violent Islamist Boko Haram sect on Thursday to identify themselves and state clearly their demands as a basis for talks, while acknowledging that military confrontation alone will not end their insurgency.

The Bookstore’s Last Stand

In March 2009, an eternity ago in Silicon Valley, a small team of engineers here was in a big hurry to rethink the future of books. Not the paper-and-ink books that have been around since the days of Gutenberg, the ones that the doomsayers proclaim — with glee or dread — will go the way of vinyl records.

Police Station Destroyed in Northern Nigeria

A powerful blast destroyed a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, a senior police official said, the latest in a series of blasts in the country’s second biggest city since Islamist insurgents stepped up their campaign there.

Obama Is Riding High as GOP Candidates Battle Each Other

For once, Barack Obama is behaving like a president with the wind at his back, rather than one taking the full force of a political gale in the face.

US President Barack Obama at the Democratic Issues Conference in Cambridge, Maryland on January 27. For once, Barack Obama is behaving like a president with the wind at his back, rather than one taking the full force of a political gale in the face. (AFP Photo/Jewel Samad)