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On emptying seas, a vanishing way of life

Overfishing on the Mediterranean is threatening artisanal fishermen and endangering more than 100 marine species.
01/16/2008 12:00 am
In warming Mediterranean, a model of energy-efficient building

In Athens, Sol Energy Hellas is headquartered in a building powered entirely by renewable energy.
01/14/2008 12:00 am
The storied Mediterranean faces climate change

In the first of a four-part series, the Monitor examines the impact of man-made pressures on the region.
01/14/2008 12:00 am
In warming Mediterranean, a model of energy-efficient building

In Athens, Sol Energy Hellas is headquartered in a building powered entirely by renewable energy.
01/14/2008 12:00 am
The storied Mediterranean faces climate change

In the first of a four-part series, the Monitor examines the impact of man-made pressures on the region.
01/14/2008 12:00 am
Britain eyes Swedish law on sex workers

Government minister Vernon Coaker arrives Thursday in Stockholm, where the number of street prostitutes has declined by one-third since 1999.
01/10/2008 12:00 am
Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007?

In 2008, expect developing nations to play a more active role in negotiations for the post-Kyoto Protocol period.
01/09/2008 12:00 am
Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007?

01/09/2008 12:00 am
In Kenya, a key role for foreign observers

International observers have been criticized for doing too little – and too much – in the wake of Kenya's flawed Dec. 27 vote, which touched off a wave of ethnic killings.
01/07/2008 12:00 am
In Georgia election, Saakashvili's mandate weakens

The pro-West president called Saturday's snap polls after being criticized for authoritarianism. With early results giving him 48 percent of the vote, opponents protest fraud.
01/07/2008 12:00 am
Amid Kenya clashes, growing calls for calm

International mediators are arriving in Kenya to help end the political standoff after last week's disputed vote.
01/04/2008 12:00 am
Turkish trials spur reform of police, judiciary

Allegations of misconduct in two murders – one of an outspoken journalist – have heightened debate.
01/04/2008 12:00 am
Terrorism & Security Powerful car bomb in Turkey kills five and injures dozens with outlawed Kurdish Workers Party or PKK suspected

The attack Thursday in Diyarbakir reinforces pressure on Turkish authorities to continue aerial bombing of PKK positions in northern Iraq. Fighting between the PKK and Turkish security forces threatens to destabilize Kurdish northern Iraq and make Iraqi political reconciliation more difficult.
01/04/2008 12:00 am
New Year's fun with Janus words

A two-faced Roman god gave his name to a group of words that are their own antonyms.
01/04/2008 12:00 am
Ethnic violence: Why Kenya is not another Rwanda

Africa Union Chairman John Kufuor is expected to arrive in Kenya Thursday for talks to calm ethnic tensions in the wake of Thursday's disputed presidential vote.
01/03/2008 12:00 am
Terrorism & Security Sri Lanka says cease-fire with Tamil Tigers now over

The 2002 cease-fire was ignored in recent months, but Colombo's decision formally ends the Norwegian monitoring mission and means more attacks, say experts.
01/03/2008 12:00 am
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01/03/2008 12:00 am
Can Kenya stop violence after vote?

Government forces are cracking down on protesters in the wake of Thursday's controversial vote.
01/02/2008 12:00 am
America: Step up on climate change

Global warming is the nuclear issue of our age.
12/31/2007 12:00 am
Be wary of complex carbon caps

The global-warming fight can't wait to work out the kinks in a cap-and-trade scheme.
10/25/2007 01:00 am
How do you make electronics easier to recycle?

A UN-led group is grappling with the growing crisis of high-tech trash.
03/08/2007 12:00 am