The Arctic is experiencing some of the most rapid climate change on earth.
Life in Greenland has changed a lot already and over the next 100 years,
global warming is likely to bring further ecological ...   more »

Palestinian and Israelis, weary of violence, express hopes the
Egyptian-brokered truce between Israel and militants in Gaza will hold. 

 ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL SIDE (JUNE 19, 2008) REUTERS -
Israel and Hamas halted fighting in the ...   more »

Simon Mann, a British mercenary involved in a plot to overthrow the
president of Equatorial Guinea, says Mark Thatcher, the son of former British
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, was one of the leaders of the ...   more »

A severed foot washed up in coastal waters off British Columbia adds to a
gathering and gruesome mystery.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (JUNE 18, 2008) CTV -
 A sixth severed foot has washed up in ...   more »

A 19-year-old American, originally from Iran, becomes the world's youngest
professor at a Seoul university.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (JUNE 19, 2008) REUTERS -
An appointment ceremony was held in Seoul on Thursday (June 19)
to ...   more »

Iran says it is ready to negotiate over a new package of economic
incentives put forward by major powers seeking to persuade Tehran to curb
nuclear work.
    Meanwhile in Brussels, European Union foreign policy chief ...   more »

A life preserver from the Titanic is set to hit the auction block at
Christie's New York.  The jacket, thought to be unused, is expected to fetch
between 60,000 to 80,000 U.S. dollars.

NEW YORK, ...   more »