After almost two years of “democratic rule,” Egypt is again in turmoil. Last week, the military forced President Mohammed Morsi out of office and installed an interim government (Telegraph.co.uk, July 8, 2013). On Monday, 51 people were killed as the military apparently opened fire on a crowd allegedly trying to storm a barracks where Mr. Morsi may have been held.

“Britain may allow a controversial technique to create babies using DNA from a mother, father, and a donor” in order to help prevent the spread of rare genetic diseases (Associated Press, June 28, 2013; Telegraph, June 28, 2013).

“Washington is under increasing pressure following reports about US bugging devices in EU buildings in Brussels and the United States” (Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2013).

The Israelite-descended Netherlands is one of the EU’s six founding members. Yet, the Netherlands is now criticizing the EU for its “creeping powers”—amassing power to itself while eroding national sovereignty of member nations (EU Observer, June 22, 2013).

New research reveals that pigs fed a diet of genetically modified (GMO) corn and soybeans had significant increases in stomach inflammation. GMO-fed females had more than twice the rate of inflammation than did non-GMO-fed females, while males had four times the rate of inflammation, with all other factors controlled (Reuters, June 11, 2013).