Stories like this fill me with a deep depression about the incapability of the human species to improve its lot before it cuts its collective throat...

A tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland on Sunday as Hurricane Isaac moved north in the Atlantic, forecasters said.

Southern Africa: SADC At Odds With Civil Society AllAfrica.com, Washington - ... region to redirect policies in areas of environment, human rights, basic needs and gender equality, yet regional governments distrust civil society and often ...