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Party leaders swinging to Obama despite a Clinton win
feature Democratic Party leaders and superdelegates were breaking for Barack Obama this week, calling him the party
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The secret talks between Israel and Syria
feature In a surprise announcement, Israel and Syria revealed last week that they have been holding secret peace negotiations to return the Golan Heights to the Arab nation. Although the parties gave no details of the negotiations, which are being conducted throu
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The Senate tackles global warming
feature The U.S. Senate this week began debate on a far-reaching bill aimed at combating global warming
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Soaring gas prices shock the economy
feature The sharp rise in gas prices threatens to slow economic activity and force changes in Americans' habits.
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Big Oil’s return to Iraq
feature The Iraqi Ministry has awarded two-year, no bid contracts to ExxonMobil, Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, Total, and BP for oil-field repair and technical support, and also given them an advantage in securing licenses for oil drilling in the future.&l
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The mounting pressure on Democratic superdelegates
feature Concerned that the bitter primary battle is doing permanent damage, Democratic Party leaders this week warned undecided superdelegates that they
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Alarm mounts as Myanmar’s misery deepens
feature Nearly two weeks after a massive cyclone devastated southern Myanmar, claiming tens of thousands of lives, the country’s secretive military junta this week continued to block relief efforts. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned of
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The G-8 takes a long view on climate
feature At the G-8 meeting in Hokkaido, Japan, the industrialized Western nations, China, and India agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50%, but not until 2050.
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The push for offshore oil
feature With oil and gas prices at an all-time high, offshore oil and gas drilling has once again become a contentious issue.
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Floods devastate the Midwest
feature Storm-driven floodwaters surged over large portions of the Midwest this week, inundating communities along the region
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The uneasy truce in Gaza
feature Palestinian militants violated the truce between Israel and Hamas by launching four rockets into southern Israel. Will the truce survive?
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Turkey calls Iraq invasion ‘imminent’
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California in flames
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Desperate Palestinians pour into Egypt
feature Thousands of Palestinians desperate for food and fuel stormed into Egypt last week, after Hamas militants blew holes in a Gaza border wall. The crisis began after Israel cut off supplies to Gaza in retaliation for a barrage of Hamas rocket fire that hit I
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