Scientists have found signs of an oil-and-dispersant mix under the shells of blue crab larvae in the Gulf of Mexico, the first clear indication that the unprecedented use of dispersants in the BP...  more

The Gulf of Mexico was carpet-bombed with the highly toxic chemical dispersant Corexit for months on end, breaking official guidelines issued in the aftermath of April's Deepwater Horizon...  more

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers took to the streets, burning cars, blocking traffic and clashing with police in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka over several days this past week to...  more

US House appropriators have pushed funding for Israeli missile defense programs to its highest level ever, with $422.7 million now slated for 2011. The package is more than twice as much as last...  more

Four protesters brought downtown Phoenix to a standstill on July 29th after scaling a construction crane to unfurl a large banning showing their displeasure with Arizona's tough immigration law.

According to U.S. officials, though the United States is currently the world biggest weapons supplier — holding 30 percent of the market—the Obama administration has begun modifying...  more

In Afghanistan, as coalition forces struggle to weaken the Taliban, they insist that the key to doing so lies in bolstering Afghan institutions. Yet with government rule confined to certain...  more

The Afghan government said last week that the US has pursued a contradictory policy with regard to the Afghan war by ignoring Pakistan's role in the insurgency. The government’s remark...  more

Buried among the 92,000 classified documents released last week by WikiLeaks is some intriguing evidence that the U.S. military in Afghanistan has adopted a public relations strategy that got it...  more