Voice of America reported the following:

January 31, 2016

A triple bombing in a southern Damascus suburb killed at least 60 people Sunday.

Two suicide bombers detonated explosives as rescue efforts were underway after a car ...

German Chancellor Merkel announced today that Germany has no intention of keeping the refugees it has accepted:

The mosquito-transmitted Zika virus is spreading and causing concerns in many parts of the world:

January 28, 2016

he World Health Organization warns the Zika virus, seen as a possible cause of severe birth defects, is spreading rapidly through the Americas and could affect as many as four million people.

A reader in Canada tipped me off to the following:

Nunavut food prices soar amid U.S. drought, plunging loonie

Northerners shocked by $28 grapes, $13 cauliflower, amid national price hike

A reader sent me the following:

Super rich hedge fund managers are buying ‘secret boltholes’ where they can hideout in the event of civil uprising against growing inequality, it has been claimed.

The BBC has referred to it as “#snowmageddon2016″ (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35392022).  Here is information from USA sources:

Today, US President Barack Obama gave some comments about his views on him being president:

As various ones warned, the Iranian deal is causing concerns in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia wants to go nuclear:

Iran is telling the world it still will proceed with its military ambitions:

January 19, 2016

Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said Monday new U.S. sanctions targeting the country’s ballistic missile program will have no effect on missile development.

The rising antisemitism in Europe is causing many Jews to leave:

January 14, 2016

Jewish immigration to Israel from western Europe has reached an all-time high as a result of a rise in anti-Semitic attacks, a leading nonprofit group said Thursday.