Is seal killing at an end?
Sealing - a grotesque business that involves killing seals for both their fur and meat - may soon see its last days in Canada.
Iran solidarity group calls for halt to slide to war
The ongoing killing of Iranian scientists has been condemned as a provocation to war by a leading solidarity organization campaigning for peace in the Middle East.
Escalating conflict with Iran could spur disastrous war
This situation, if not resolved, could lead to a conflagration of unimaginable proportions, with consequences that will reverberate throughout the Middle East and the world.
“Doomsday” clock pushed forward amidst fears of nuclear conflict
Created in 1947 to represent the relative closeness of the threat of nuclear disaster, the clock's face has been adjusted twenty times.
After five years, Mexico still in the grip of drug war
The Mexican government has lost control of the situation and turned the country into a battlefield.
Chilling discovery: Arctic ice releases deadly greenhouse gas
Methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, has been found by scientists in deadly, bubbling plumes on the surface of the Arctic Ocean.
UN summit talks global warming
2011 is, so far, the world's tenth warmest year on record, despite the warming being masked by cooling La Nina conditions.
In Libya, Al Qaeda banner flies over Benghazi: false flags or true colors?
Al Qaeda's black flag was recently spotted flying atop the Libyan city of Benghazi's courthouse, according to news reports and video footage posted on the Internet.
Canadian lawmaker urges government to bar Cheney
Canadian legislator Don Davies is asking his government to deny the entry of Dick Cheney into Canada because the former U.S. vice president enagaged in torture, genocide and human rights vioaltions.
