By the time Aziz Ehsan, a 46-year-old Iraqi, was arrested near Naples on Tuesday, local anti-mafia police had already been trailing him for days to…
Europe
* Exclusive: Document obtained by campaign group shows legislation will be influenced before it reaches European Parliament The European Commission will be obliged to consult…
A MILE NORTH OF the chaotic heart of downtown Rangoon, where electrical wires dangle haphazardly overhead and street vendors hawk roasted pig intestines, sits an upscale complex of…
A Donald Trump presidency poses a top-10 risk event that could disrupt the world economy, lead to political chaos in the U.S. and heighten security…
As I pointed out in this post, conservative elites have completely lost their minds. But liberal elites have problems as well. The problem is more complex…
The latest temperature data have broken all records (image from "think progress"). At best, this is an especially large oscillation and the climate system will…
A United Nations official is warning that worldwide programs to counter and prevent violent extremism rely on discredited theories of radicalization, and elusive definitions of…
The drought that has blighted the eastern Mediterranean since 1998 could be the worst in nine centuries, according to new research led by scientists from the US…
The drought in the eastern Mediterranean is easily the worst in half a millennium, and perhaps for nearly twice as long, scientists find. The drought…
Morris Berman is well known as an innovative cultural historian and social critic. He has taught at a number of universities in Europe and North…
Updates on Europe's new econ stimulus, French workers rally for job security, US airlines' rip-off fees. Response to question about govt blame for economic crisis…
Some time ago, I was chatting at home with a friend who is a researcher specialized in "gender inequality". I asked her what were the…