News and Prophecy Staff

During Monday’s Boston Marathon, two bomb blasts near the finish line caused devastation, death and injury and brought an early end to the race (The Lookout, April 16, 2013).  More than 170 people were reported injured, 17 were in critical condition, and three died at the scene.  Several of the injured underwent amputations due to the severity of their injuries.  The bombs were laced with nails and other metallic debris—apparently intended to cause maximum h

This week, the EU Observer printed an interesting story on the beginnings of the euro (EU Observer, April 8, 2013).

In February, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two new studies aimed at providing “an in-depth look at the severe human and economic burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States.

In recent months, tension and attacks have escalated throughout the Middle East region, leading to increasing instability.  A recent suicide attack in Afghanistan killed more than 44 people and showed the capabilities of an ever-tenacious Taliban. “Causing the biggest death toll in a single attack since 2011, the militants, strapped with explosives, stormed the governor’s compound….

The EU’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Jean-Claude Juncker, recently commented that  Europe has been a war-torn continent for well over a millennium and, “The demons of nationalism are threatening a complacent Europe just as they did on the eve of the First World War” (The Times, March 12, 2013). Reacting to hostilities generated by the European economic crisis, Mr.