Today in eco-history: Andropov writes to U.S. 5th grader to ease nuclear fears
While not seen as an environmental issue at the time, nuclear weapons pose the single biggest threat to the Earth's environment, scientists warned in 2006.
Colombia: Jorge Gaitan and the struggle for peace
Peace negotiators of FARC, who've been meeting in Cuba with Colombian government representatives, called for investigating origins of conflict in Colombia.
Philippine government signs historic peace deal
The deal grants largely Muslim areas of the southern Mindanao region greater political autonomy in exchange for an end to armed rebellion.
