Topic: Europe

'Pristine' environments and sustainability

Sri Lanka advances on rebel base

While the military is making gains on the Tamil Tigers, it could become mired in guerrilla attacks.

Russia's case on Georgia territories: Like Kosovo or not?

Tuesday, after invoking Kosovo to recognize two separatist republics, Russia changed its tack.

Now you see it, now you don't (nearly as much)

Sign language via cellphone

Pirates help fund Somali warlords

Gunmen hijacked four ship within 48 hours last week. Cash retrieved from ransoms is paying for weapons and salaries of fighters on both sides of Somalia's conflict.

Russia maintains pressure with recognition of Georgian territories

Medvedev approved the move a day after parliament voted unanimously in favor of it.

Will lasers brighten nuclear's future?

New process could replace centrifuges but renew threat of nuclear proliferation.

Why We Watched

A historian examines the mental landscape that allowed the Holocaust to happen.

Russia's gains in Georgia may leave it more isolated

In the coming weeks, the West will be shaping a long-term response to what many see as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's bid to change the post-cold-war world.

The Monitor's View: What may keep Putin up at night

Russia's economic future looks bleaker after the invasion. Just ask its oligarchs.

Meet the man who's flying the plane

For kids: what it takes to become a commercial airline pilot.

Why is there so much ragweed? Blame the worms.

Scientists discover how ragweed is spread.

Behind checkpoints, a look at Russian actions in Georgia

Our correspondent describes a tour led by Kremlin press attaché Sasha Mechevsky through Russian-controlled villages and the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali.

How can investors help the hungry?

Possible steps include financing small farmers and shunning commodity futures.

Olympic success boosts China’s confidence

The success of the Olympics is expected to help China’s leaders and people trust the rest of the world more readily, and tone down an often aggrieved nationalism.

Why Georgia is not start of 'Cold War II'

Despite tensions over missile deals and NATO expansion, the West's ties with Russia are far more nuanced than in Soviet days.

Opinion: The outlook on a triple-superpower world

It's time for Russia, China, and the US to work together.

Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic

Giordano Bruno was a philosopher before his time.

Iceland's handball Vikings seek to plunder gold

Sarkozy resolute on Afghanistan despite death of 10 French soldiers

The French president sees Afghanistan, unlike Iraq, as a matter of global security and NATO responsibility.

Crises cast doubt on Bush's strategy

He's emphasized personal relationships with leaders such as Putin and Musharraf.

After a long slide, dollar on the rebound

A stronger US currency reduces inflation pressures, but American exports could run into head winds.

Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

Paul Theroux retraces his epic railway journey, 30 years later.

Why US-Poland missile deal rouses Russian bear

US officials say the system is merely a protection against rogue states like Iran.