JAPAN :  Apocalyptic ' Volcano Eruption ' of Mt. Ontake kills over 50 people : leaves hundreds trapped on mountain

UNITED NATIONS : Palestinian Pres. Mahmoud Abbas calls UN to end ' Israeli occupation ' accuses Israel of war crimes

UNITED NATIONS : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon bemoans ' world's mounting woes ' at UN's General Assembly

RUSSIA :  Vladimir Putin stages ' biggest-ever post-Soviet military drills ' - 100K troops, 1,500 tanks,120 aircraft & 70 ships

ISRAEL :   Israeli forces ' shoot down '  Syrian fighter jet over Golan Heights after violating Israeli-controlled airspace

IRAN :  " The Treacherous Dealer " -  Iran's Rouhani says ties with arch-rival Saudi Arabia ' deserve to be warmer '

RUSSIA :  Vladimir Putin & Naval Admiral announce Russia to add ' 80 new warships ' to its Black Sea Fleet by 2020

BREAKING NEWS :  SYRIA :  US , Arab allies launch ' first wave of air-strikes ' against ISIS targets in Syria

USA :   US Government has asked ' long-time enemy ' Iran to be  part of  ' coalition ' against terror group ISIS

YEMEN :  Iranian - backed ' Houthi ' militants tighten grip on Yemen capital after swift capture  &  power-sharing deal

UNITED NATIONS :  " The Treacherous Dealer " -  Iran seeks to link ISIS co-operation - to - Nuclear Program concessions

VATICAN :  UNHOLY POPULARISM :  Pope Francis asks aides to make Catholic divorce " easier "

SYRIA :  Mounting humanitarian crisis  : 70,000 Syrian-Kurds fleeing ISIS advances flood across Turkey's border

MOSCOW :  Russia, Egypt seal preliminary ' weapons deal '  worth $3.5 billion as Putin extends influence in MidEast

ASIA PACIFIC :  Magnitude 7.1 ' Earthquake ' strikes 40km  northwest of Guam within notorious Pacific ' Ring of Fire '

CHINA :  Monster ' Typhoon ' Kalmeigi hits Hong Kong  & southern China causes floods & landslides - 90K+ evacuated

SYRIA :  United Nations withdraw its ' Peacekeeping Forces ' from Syrian-controlled Golan Heights on Israel's border

UKRAINE :  Russia ' freezes ' Ukraine into submission :  Kiev admits it does not have enough fuel for Winter

MEXICO :  Powerful Cat-3 ' Hurricane ' Odile wreaks havoc & destruction on Baja Peninsula as 30,000 evacuated

PHILIPPINES :  Evacuation of 12,000+ ordered as Mt Mayon ' Volcano ' crater glows red, ahead of possible eruption

PARIS :  World's largest state sponsor of Terrorism , Iran rejects ' American request ' for co-operation against ISIS

SYRIA :  REPORT :  Islamic State ( ISIS )  &  Syrian rebels reach crucial ceasefire :  agree to ' non-aggression pact ' in Syria

ISRAEL :  Sources report Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist group are planning ' large raids ' into Israel's Galilee region

RUSSIA :  Vladimir Putin orders ' surprise military exercises -  over 100,000 troops mobilised in Russia's Far East

MID-EAST :  CIA estimate ISIS fighters have tripled to as high as 31,000 as recruits w/wide flood in to join  Jihad

MOSCOW :  President Vladimir Putin slams potential ISIS strikes in Syria as ' acts of aggression ' against Russia's ally

EU :  Euro Union's 28 nations stockpiling gas in record quantities as fears mount of Russian switch-off as Winter nears

MID-EAST :  Grave setbacks for Obama’s ISIS strategy : Turkey , Jordan say NO - Germany & UK say NO to air campaign

POLAND :  Russia slashes gas exports to Poland by 45% in retaliation for its reverse flow supply to support Ukraine

GLOBAL :  Solar Storm blasts headed Earth's way after two large explosions on Sun's surface

NASA :  ' Harvest Moon ' :  The final of 3 rare ' Supermoons ' lights up skies around the world

INDONESIA :  Powerful 6.5 Magnitude ' Earthquake ' strikes off Indonesia's Sulawesi Island

USA :  Nuclear Launch Rehearsal : 2 Russian Tu-95 Strategic Bombers near Canada practice ' Cruise Missile Strikes ' on US

SPAIN :  Meteorite lights up Spanish skyline : early morning fireball so bright it was seen across entire nation

NASA :  House-sized Asteroid 2014 RC  -  only detected on 31 Aug  -  flies past Earth 25,000mi above New Zealand

IRAQ CRISIS :  U.S. air strikes target ISIS insurgents near Iraq's Haditha Dam in battle to seize control Euphrates River

VATICAN :  Pope Francis  &  Shimon Peres talks on Mid-East crises, religious co-operation to fight terror & anti-Semitism

WALES :  As NATO leaders meet - Russia launch pre-emptive strike - warns against giving Ukraine membership in NATO

ARGENTINA :  New fossils found of most complete ' giant sauropod dinosaur ' ( Dreadnoughtus schrani ) ever discovered

RUSSIA :  After ISIS threaten Russia , feared Russian-Chechen leader & Putin's close ally Kadyrov vows to ' crush ' ISIS

UKRAINE CRISIS :  Ukraine's Defence Minister warns :  " Russia has started great war ... deaths will be in thousands "

GLOBAL :  The ugly return of anti-Semitism : following Israeli actions in Gaza , anti-Semitism on the rise world-wide

MEXICO :  Mass Deaths :  Over 50 tonnes of ' Dead Fish ' removed from Mexican Lake in 2 days after mystery die-off

UKRAINE CRISIS :  Russian President Vladimir Putin menacingly warns " I can take Kiev in two weeks "

MADAGASCAR :  Biblical Scenes :  Billions of locusts descend onto Madagascar's capital as plague turns skies dark

ECUADOR :  Ecuador's ' Throat of Fire ' Tunguarahua ' Volcano eruption ' : spews ash cloud 28,000ft into the sky

BRITAIN :  UK ' deplores ' Israel decision to claim West Bank land ... " will damage Israel's international reputation "

IRAQ CRISIS :  Iraqi Minister warns " Islamic State poses global threat ... imminent danger to all countries of the world "

UKRAINE CRISIS : Increasingly alarmed European leaders warn :  " Russia in a ' state of war ' with our continent "

RUSSIA :  ' The Rouble ' - Russia's monetary currency -  falls to ' all-time low ' as investors fear new sanctions

UKRAINE CRISIS :  Ominous warning !!  Russia's Vladimir Putin warns " Don't mess with nuclear-armed Russia "

PAPUA NEW GUINEA :  Mt Tavurvur ' Volcano Eruption ' causes evacuations ; ashcloud diverts international flights

USA :  Western nations ' leader-less ' as President Obama admits : " We don't have a strategy to tackle ISIS in Syria "

WEST AFRICA :  Ebola outbreak reaches Senegal , riots break out in Guinea , as deadly virus defies efforts to stop

GREECE :  Large 5.7 Magnitude ' Earthquake ' strikes southern Greece ;  followed by 4.7 Mg after-shock

USA :  Massive Russian ' cyber attack ' on Wall Street targets major US Banks amid suspicion of sanctions retaliation

LIBYA :  Libya's UN Ambassador warns of ' full blown civil war ' as security situation deteriorates amid Islamist attacks

ISRAEL-GAZA CRISIS :  Gaza truce holds but Israel's Netanyahu ' under fire ' after costly conflict & no clear outcome

LEBANON :  Lebanese army shells Islamist militants in Syrian border zone as conflict spreads along Israeli border

SYRIA CRISIS :  Al-Qaeda affiliated Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Israel in the Golan Heights

IRAQ CRISIS :  Iraqi Govt security experts estimate ISIS has 100,000 fighters  &  swallowing up other Jihadist groups

IRAN :  Military Chiefs in Iran threaten ' surprise attack ' on Israel , after spy drone shot down over nuclear plant

IRAN :  Tehran vows to " accelerate " weapons supply to Palestinians in ' West Bank ' after downing Israeli spy drone

IRAN :  Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims to have shot down Israeli spy drone near Iranian nuclear enrichment plant

UKRAINE CRISIS :  Russian tanks & armored vehicles enter southeast Ukraine  " in the guise " of separatist rebels

SYRIA :  Hundreds dead as ' Islamic State ' seizes major Syrian air base , 3rd military base captured in recent weeks