World – Page 837 – People's World

Winners and losers in Bremen elections

May 25, 2011 By Victor Grossman

Today in Bremen, most shipyards are a thing of the past and it is struggling to climb out of its heavy debt as a container port.

Scientists fine-tune extinction rate projections

May 23, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Although species extinction caused by habitat loss is not as dire a problem as initially believed, the global extinction crisis is still a real threat.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandal has international repercussions

May 23, 2011 By Emile Schepers

The case of Dominique Strauss-Kahn is widely seen as another case of powerful and wealthy men thinking they have the right to sexually exploit women in subordinate positions.

War crimes and the bombing of Libya

May 20, 2011 By Conn Hallinan

Are we being dragged into a war whose means violate the Geneva Conventions? It is hard not to answer that question in anything but the affirmative.

Obama’s “new chapter” for Middle East leaves questions unanswered

May 19, 2011 By Susan Webb

The president said the U.S. is opening "a new chapter in American diplomacy" centered on human rights and economic development. But the new policy has its own contradictions.