Red-hot ash and volcanic rock rained down from Mount Sinabung in Sumatra Sunday forcing thousands to flee the mountain’s wrath.
The mountain erupted shortly before dawn Sunday morning. Continue reading
Category Archives: Revelation in the News
Report Says Nearly Half of Syrian Rebels Are Jihadists
A study by a defense consultant is showing that up to 45,000 of the 100,000 estimated fighters in the Syrian insurgency are either hardline Islamists or with groups showing similar sentiments.
The report also says an additional 30,000 fighters belong to moderate groups that have an Islamic nature to their group leaving only a very small portion of the rebels as having purely secular motives for fighting the Assad regime. Continue reading
Syria Joins Chemical Weapons Convention
The United Nations confirmed on Thursday they have received the necessary paperwork from the Syrian government to become a part of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The CWC outlaws production and use of chemical weapons.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Russian TV that his administration would be submitting weapons data within one month of signing the papers to join the CWC. Continue reading
Flash Flooding in Colorado Kills Three
A severe storm in Colorado killed three people in flash flooding and drove people from hundreds of homes.
Roads have been closed because of high water and storm debris. Rescue crews working to reach stranded people have been hampered by the debris. Continue reading
4 in 10 Americans Believe We Are In The End Times
A survey taken as part of a Barna Group OmniPoll this summer shows that 41 percent of American adults believe we are in the end times.
The percentage is higher among certain Christian groups according to a press release. 77 percent of evangelical Christians and more than half of all Protestants agree the world is “currently living” in the end times. Continue reading
North Korean Nuclear Reactor “Nearing Operation”
U.S. nuclear analysts say steam seen rising from the Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Korea indicate the reactor is in or nearing operation.
The US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, which uses satellite imagery to track actions in North Korea, said the color and volume of steam released from the reactor is the indication of operation. Continue reading
EU Warns Russia Against Threating Former Soviet States
European Commission officials are warning Russia to stop “unacceptable” threats against former Soviet states that have been looking to develop closer ties to the EU.
Russia banned imports of wine and spirits from Moldova in what’s believed to be a strike against the country for looking to work with the EU. Ukraine and Armenia have also said that Russia has taken action against them for looking into the EU. Continue reading
Al-Qaeda Terror Group Kills Two Top Islamists in Somalia
The al-Qaeda related terror group al-Shabab ambushed and killed two top Islamists in Somalia after the duo had a falling out with al-Shabab leadership.
Omar Hammami, known as al-Amriki, and Osama al-Britani were killed in a village southwest of the capital Mogadishu. Al-Britani was a British citizen and al-Amriki was an American. Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Tells Christians To Convert To Islam or Pay Tax
Author Raymond Ibrahim has reported the Muslim Brotherhood in the Egyptian city of Dalga is forcing Christians to convert to Islam or pay “jizya”, or a tax.
Ibrahim explained “that conquered non-Muslims historically had to pay to their Islamic overlords ‘with willing submission and while feeling themselves subdued’ to safeguard their existence.” Continue reading
U.N. Inspectors Have “Wealth” Of Evidence Against Assad Government
The U.N. inspection team has reportedly collected a “wealth” of evidence regarding the use of chemical weapons by the government of Bashir al-Assad…but will not actually make a direct accusation against it.
Three U.N. diplomats connected to the investigation have told Foreign Policy magazine the team will present a very strong circumstantial case pointing strongly in the direction of the Syrian government. Continue reading
