Andre Mitchell
Playing chess forbidden in Islam, says Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority
Saudi Arabia's grand mufti--the highest official of religious law in a Sunni Muslim country--declared that playing chess is forbidden in the Islamic religion.
Germany beats U.S., more than 50 others as world's best country; Merkel gets credit
Germany emerged as the best country in the world based on the "Best Countries" ranking because of the low unemployment rate in the nation, its popularity across the globe, the high-quality brands it produces, and its appropriate use of soft power abroad.
The world just keeps getting hotter: 2015 beats 2014 as warmest year on record
As widely expected, 2015 was declared the hottest year on record ever since the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) started keeping track of global temperatures in 1880.
Looming nightmare: More plastics than fish in world's oceans likely by 2050
A study produced by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and published by the World Economic Forum on Tuesday warned that pieces of plastics floating in the ocean may outnumber fish in the marine environment as early as the year 2050.
Astronomers may have found ninth planet in outskirts of solar system: Bizarre world 10 times bigger than Earth
Researchers Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown announced on Wednesday that there is a possibility of another planet lurking around the outskirts of our solar system. They nicknamed this yet-to-be-confirmed space object "Planet Nine."
Five planets line up in pre-dawn sky: How to spot spectacular celestial display
For people living in the southern hemisphere, all they will need are their naked eyes in the next weeks to view not one, but five planets lined up in the pre-dawn sky.
'Apocalyptic Islam' wants to annihilate Christians, bring about end of the world, best-selling author warns
For best-selling Evangelical Christian author Joel Rosenberg, the Apocalypse will be caused by a particular group of people: the so-called apocalyptic Muslims.
NASA grows zinnia flower in space, plans to propagate more plants for astronauts' food on long journeys
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently successfully grew a zinnia flower in the International Space Station, fuelling hopes that mankind will soon be able to grow more plants in outer space for sustenance.
Stephen Hawking warns: End of the world nearly certain because of man's continuing misuse of science and technology
The end of the world is gradually becoming almost sure to happen, according to famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, and human beings have no one else to blame for the higher chances of mankind being wiped out primarily due to the way we use science and technology nowadays.
British SAS troops wearing burkas sneak into ISIS heartland, call in U.S. airstrike, killing top jihadist commander
An ISIS commander was taken down by female members of the Special Air Service (SAS) after they posed as wives of Islamic militant leaders and dressed up in burkas--the traditional attire of Muslim women--to carry out a daring attack in Raqqa, the jihadist organisation's de facto capital in Syria.
Japanese scientists bring back to life tiny 'water bears' frozen for more than 30 years
Japanese scientists from the National Institute for Polar Research (NIPR) recently reported that they have successfully brought back to life a type of microscopic creature called tardigrades, also known as "water bears," which have been frozen for more than 30 years.
Brain-deforming Zika virus carried by mosquitoes reaches Hawaii, infects baby
The state of Hawaii became the latest area to report a case of the untreatable Zika virus, after health officials recently confirmed that baby born with brain damage at a hospital in Oahu, Hawaii was infected with the disease.
Remains of woolly mammoth found in Siberia may change human history
A team of researchers recently pulled from frozen sediments at a steep bank on the eastern shore of Siberia's remote Yenisei Bayin--located in the far north of Russia--what seemed to be a regular animal carcass, but was surprised to find signs that the woolly mammoth died in the hands of hunters.
Obama says he seeks to preserve religious liberty â but some Christians believe he's doing the opposite
U.S. President Barack Obama said his administration "is working to preserve religious liberty and enforce civil rights laws that protect religious freedom" in a statement the White House released on the occasion of the 23rd annual Religious Freedom Day in the U.S. on Saturday.
Fossils debunk evolution theory, support belief that God created life on Earth
Advocates of the theory of evolution oftentimes use archaeological evidence such as fossils to prove that human beings came from apes. Little do they know that these same artifacts can be used to disprove their theory, and to all the more proclaim the Gospel Truth that God created the life on Earth.
North Korea brags that it can wipe out entire U.S. with hydrogen bomb attack
North Korea's official, state-run news agency, the KCNA, recently outlined plans by the infamous leader of the pariah state, Kim Jong-Un, which involved building nuclear weapons that can bring complete and utter destruction to America.