Miles from shore in the open Caribbean Sea, cruise ships are dumping ground-up glass, rags and cardboard packaging. But vessels in other waters such as the Baltic and North seas are prohibited from throwing any solid waste overboard other than food scraps. ...more

February 28, 2009

Iraqis across the country voted Saturday in provincial elections that will help shape their future, but regardless of the outcome, it is clear that the Americans are already drifting offstage - and that most Iraqis are ready to see them go. ...more

February 2, 2009

Some pundits and historians say that George Bush will leave the White House with a legacy of being among the worst presidents in American history. Before rushing to judgment, we should recall Harry Truman left office in 1953 with lower approval ratings than does George Bush. Today, however, Truman is regarded as a great president for rescuing Europe after World War II and building the Atlantic Alliance, which eventually persuaded Moscow to end the Cold War. ...more

January 3, 2009

The Iraqi parliament will vote Wednesday on a pact that would allow U.S. troops to stay in Iraq for three more years, but the government's hopes of winning a wide margin of approval to ensure the deal's legitimacy appeared to be fading. ...more

November 23, 2008

The British pair on trial for sex on the beach deny going all the way, but even a snuggle in the sand is too much in this Persian Gulf city. Although Dubai sells itself as a party hot spot, its Arab population hews to conservative Muslim values. ...more

October 16, 2008

Al Gore got it right when he said, "I don't remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously." ...more

August 4, 2008

Al Gore got it right when he said, "I don't remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously." ...more

August 4, 2008

Al Gore got it right when he said, "I don't remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously." ...more

August 3, 2008

After intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday. ...more

July 20, 2008

Last week, the front pages of the world press blossomed with photos of four Iranian rockets, fired in salvo, heading skyward. ...more

July 16, 2008