Egyptian security forces confirmed there have been no survivors despite ‘hearing voices’ inside the wrecked fuselage of a Russian passenger jet which crashed into the Sinai desert in northern Egypt as the bodies of 100 victims have been recovered. MORE

I heard that in 40 years they would have a labor shortage without this change. I find that hard to believe.

China’s government had been suggesting for some time that it would lift a 35-year-old policy of restricting most urban families to one child. But the formal announcement on Thursday still seemed to mark a milestone. MORE

The boost evangelical voters gave Seventh-day Adventist Ben Carson in the polls this week — catapulting him for the first time to a clear GOP lead — is evidence of what experts are calling a continued evangelical shift away from identity politics.

In other words, it’s not the 1980s anymore, people. MORE

It looks like the ability to leave your wallet at home, but still carry what you need to pay for stuff will be here sooner than expected. In my opinion, this is the next step before the push to implant the chips in the hand or forehead. MORE

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A new interactive map shows the flow of more than a million migrants who have made their way to Europe in the past three years.

Each dot represents between 25 and 50 people who were among the more than 1.3million seeking asylum in the Eurozone from 2012 to the end of 2015.

And by hovering over individual countries you can see how many migrants they have taken – or in some cases have lost – over the past three years.

The map has been plotted based on figures from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees who say in excess of 680,000 have arrived in Europe in the past ten months. MORE ON MAP

Private gun sales are exploding in Austria as women prepare to defend themselves against migrant rapists.

“All long guns are currently completely sold out,” a Czech TV station reported. “Those arming themselves are primarily women.”

“The huge demand has its roots in fears generated by social changes.” MORE

A new video appears to show Islamists marching in the German city of Hannover while at least two girls look on and express their fears. The girls can be heard saying: MORE

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While the Northern Lights are renowned for their colourful patterns, one Norwegian photographer has captured something altogether stranger. MORE

Second largest next to Rome

KATY, Texas – A Texas seventh-grader is standing up for her religious beliefs after she alleges her teacher forced students to deny that God is real, and threatened them with failing grades if they don’t agree. MORE

Forty years after the Swedish parliament unanimously decided to change the formerly homogenous Sweden into a multicultural country, violent crime has increased by 300% and rapes by 1,472%. Sweden is now number two on the list of rape countries, surpassed only by Lesotho in Southern Africa. MORE

Russia has just unveiled its cutting-edge weapon that emits light so powerful it can literally blind enemies. The new weapon is expected to be used in Russia’s ongoing military operation against ISIS militants in Syria.

The new dazzling weapon, a ‘visual optical jammer’ called Grach, was unveiled at a military expo in Russia last week. MORE

BEIRUT — A Lebanese official says Beirut airport authorities have foiled one of the country’s largest drug smuggling attempts, seizing two tons of amphetamine Captagon pills before they were loaded onto the private plane of a Saudi prince.

The official said the prince and four others have been detained Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was authorized to give official statements. MORE