Topic: Western Europe

A town’s bold plan to harness offshore wind

Hull, Mass., could become the first US community to host an offshore wind farm.

'Birth dearth' worries pale in comparison to overpopulation

Water and food shortages present larger challenges than economic woes linked to a declining population, says author.

Kazakhstan beyond Borat

A British journalist offers a colorful look at an ancient land and its people.

Global perceptions of U.S. improve

The prospect of a new president may be helping favorability ratings.

Kazakhstan seeks identity on the big screen

The Central Asian nation throws Borat a counterpunch.

Turbo-folk music is the sound of Serbia feeling sorry for itself

A product of the criminal Milosevic era, its odd nostalgia is the soundtrack to a new wave of nationalism.

U.S. kills Al Qaeda-linked militant, but elsewhere terrorism grows

News of an airstrike on Aden Hashi Ayro came on the heels of the State Department's annual report on terrorism, which concluded that Al Qaeda was rebuilding in Pakistan.

McMafia: coming soon to a location near you

The global underworld is a greater threat than terrorism. We ignore it at our peril.

McMafia: coming soon to a location near you

The global underworld is a greater threat than terrorism. We ignore it at our peril.

NATO summit highlights U.S.-Europe divide on Russia

Opposition to Ukraine and Georgia's US-backed membership bids, led by Germany, is widely seen as an effort to preserve Europe's growing energy ties with Moscow.

NATO caution on Ukraine, Georgia

New members have been good for the alliance. Let's not rush toward Ukraine and Georgia.

Could Zimbabwe vote oust Mugabe?

Zimbabweans head to the polls Saturday amid suspicion that President Robert Mugabe may rig the election to award himself yet another term.

On the horizon: news from the frontiers of science

How gators move so quietly, a creative invasive snail, corn's impact on algae, and a global climate regulator.

How social business can create a world without poverty

We need 'social business' to couple the human heart to the capitalist system.

Interview with presidential front-runner Tomislav Nikolic

Nikolic is acting leader of the hard-line nationalist Serbian Radical Party.

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When a pound of cure is too much

Another phase of the US healthcare crisis: patients who are overtreated

When a pound of cure is too much

Another phase of the US healthcare crisis: patients who are overtreated.