Population growth, climate change sparking water crisis, says UN
PARIS: Surging population growth, climate change, reckless irrigation and chronic waste are…
OPEC compliance alone could shrink supplies: IEA
VIENNA: Strict adherence with OPEC supply cuts already in place would shrink…
In a sea of words, an American translator searches for herself
In war, identities are polished and wrecked, all at once. Some prophecies…
Standoff over Sudan president could drag on
KHARTOUM: State radio has been broadcasting a message each morning since Sudan…
Italy's high court sinks CIA rendition case
ROME: Italy s highest court dealt a potentially fatal blow to the…
Taming the tigers
BRUSSELS: Three years ago, Sri Lanka elected Mahinda Rajapaksa as president because…
Muslim Americans respond to domestic violence
NEW YORK: On March 8, International Women s Day marked women s…
Artists flee Pakistan's Swat valley to escape fanatics' threats
Mohammad Shahid scrapes together a living in a city slum by painting…
Egypt hosts stepped-up talks on Mideast prisoner swap
CAIRO: Egypt hosted closed-door talks on Wednesday on a prisoner swap between…
Iraq court jails Bush shoe-thrower for three years
BAGHDAD: The Iraqi journalist who shot to fame for hurling his shoes…