World

Chilling discovery: Arctic ice releases deadly greenhouse gas

December 14, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, has been found by scientists in deadly, bubbling plumes on the surface of the Arctic Ocean.

Tough on euros, weak on Nazis

December 14, 2011 By Victor Grossman

Picking one's way through the financial gobbledygook, two key words emerged: "Austerity" was one, "discipline" the other.

Latin American labor making gains

December 7, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon

Some 80 participants attended from the U.S., Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, and Uruguay.

Russian Communists make big gains in elections

December 6, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Results of Russia's Dec. 4 parliamentary elections have upended the United Russia party's dominance of the government. They foreshadow new challenges to current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

Latin American, Caribbean unity group forms in Caracas

December 5, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuban President Raul Castro told reporters that, "For the first time in history we will have an organization of Our America."