Although Putin denies he is trying to rebuild the USSR, he makes no secret that his dream is to reverse the consequences of its breakup by drawing former Soviet states closer together. The signing ceremony, held in Kazakhstan’s new oil-funded boomtown capital Astana, was his biggest step yet in realising that goal. MORE

Nearly a year after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, another social movement is poised to challenge deeply held cultural beliefs MORE  And then there’s: The “Drag Race” host calls critics of offensive language Orwellian oppressors MORE

A fire broke out in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity early Tuesday, just hours after Pope Francis wrapped up a three-day Middle East pilgrimage which saw him visit the shrine. MORE

During the early hours of 1st November 2012, security staff monitoring CCTV at an office in Castlefield House on Liverpool Road, Manchester, witnessed a harrowing chain of events. This is the actual footage seen by those security guards as they flicked from camera to camera. MORE

Pope Francis gave a candid midair press briefing to reporters traveling from back from the Middle East to Rome during which he talked about sex, money, and satanic Mass—and retirement.  MORE  ~ Pope Francis Had Already Retired When He Was Elected:…At the point when his predecessor stepped down, Francis (then Jorge Mario Bergoglio) had already sent his letter of retirement to the Vatican—in keeping with the edict that cardinals must hang up their cloth at 75. (Currently 77 years old) MORE

A Swiss organisation that helps people take their own lives has voted to extend its services to elderly people who are not terminally ill. Exit added “suicide due to old age” to their statutes at an annual general meeting held over the weekend, allowing people suffering from psychological or physical problems associated with old age the choice to end their life. MORE

Father speaks about angels. How many are there? What are the duties of the 9 choirs? Basically everything you wanted to know about angel MORE

British teenager at twin show of Michael Jackson photographed the ghost of Michael Jackson. Looking statement of twins in a local theater, he decided to take an autograph from Jackson imitator. Standing in line to him, a teenager from boredom took a few pictures. Returning to home and carefully studied the resulting picture, the young Briton came as a shock. On one of the frames was captured not only acts that evening artist, but something strongly resembling the ghost of Michael Jackson- on photo was imprinted blue glowing face hanging over double the King of Pop.MORE

As Yahoo Japan reports, a Vietnamese fishing vessel has sunk after being rammed by a Chinese vessel and the 10 fishermen have been rescued. While Vietnam has not responded yet, the Coast Guard warned “the situation at the site it very tense.” MORE

A tremendous show of support for the genocidal jihad against Israel. A dark day for the papacy, the Roman Catholic Church, and free people everywhere. “Pope Francis Refers to ‘State of Palestine’ on Holy Land Trip, Calls Mahmoud Abbas a ‘Man of Peace,’” Associated Press, May 25, 2014: MORE

A massive wildfire pushed by wind in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage continued to explode in size, leading to mandatory evacuations of 1,000 structures, officials said Sunday. MORE

Nearly one-third of all pregnancies in the city of Detroit end in abortion, a statistic public health officials blame on rising poverty and dwindling access to affordable contraception. Of an estimated 18,360 pregnancies among Detroit residents in 2012, the most recent year for which data are available, 5,693 ended in abortion, or 31 percent. During that same year, an estimated 160,219 pregnancies were reported in Michigan, with 22,699 abortions. MORE

Can you imagine a secular organization, the United Nations condemning what is suppose to be the Catholic church.

In a report that could expose the Catholic Church to new legal arguments by clerical sex abuse victims, a U.N. committee found Friday that the Vatican does exercise worldwide control over its bishops and priests and must comply with the U.N.’s anti-torture treaty. MORE

When the movie “Hunger Games” was released, because of the content; man hunting man as a game, I predicted that there will be a mass shooting because ‘it’s all a game.’

A gunman went on a drive-by shooting rampage in a Santa Barbara student enclave and at least seven people were killed, including the attacker, authorities said. MORE