A Self-Inflicted Gun Wound

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Ted Turner's Ranches Aim to Save the Environment, Profitably

Ted Turner's approach offers solutions to environmental and economic problems. The conservationalist approach may be sustainable due to the fact that the aggregate ranches are profitable.

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Great Lakes fear: Invasion of the monkey goby

Dozens of foreign species could spread across the Great Lakes in coming years despite policies designed to keep them out, causing significant damage, a federal report says.

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France seizes 10 tons of counterfeit chocolates

Ten tons of chocolate bonbons could stuff a lot of stockings this holiday season - but instead they will be under the lock and key of French customs agents.

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From the Times - Article by Björk

Bjork brings her remarkable sense of optimism and responsibility to bear in a concise article about the environmental and industrial issues in her native Iceland.

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Mexico City's 'water monster' nears extinction

Beneath the tourist gondolas in the remains of a great Aztec lake lives a creature that resembles a monster - and a Muppet - with its slimy tail, plumage-like gills and mouth that curls.

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Names of Stalin's Dead Echo Off KGB's Square

A human rights group has held a vigil to remember Muscovites killed in Stalin's purges.

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Poland formally ends its Iraq mission

Poland turned over control of an area south of Baghdad to American troops on Saturday, making it the latest in a string of countries to leave the dwindling U.S.-led coalition.

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Bomb kills 5 at Pakistani religious school

A bomb exploded at a religious school run by a pro-Taliban Islamist party in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing five people and wounding 10 more, police said.

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Judge rules saggy pants law unconstitutional

A judge has decided a law banning sagging pants in this town is unconstitutional after a teenager spent a night in jail on accusations he exposed too much of his underwear.

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Brazil offered $1 billion to save Amazon forest

Norway will give Brazil $1 billion by 2015 to preserve the Amazon rain forest, as long as it reduces deforestation, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday.

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Honor Killings Persist in 'Man's World'

Despite the threat of imminent death, women continue to defy traditional ways. Five women paid the ultimate price when they stood up for their freedom. The tradition of honor killing is widely accepted in South central Asia and elsewhere.

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Fears grow of terrorist 'with an American face'

As al Qaida maintains strength, the pressure is on for them to create a bang like 9/11. There is alarming evidence that Caucasians, and Muslim citizens from western countries are training in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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