PERSUADER Some call it the United Nations in Trastevere.
Andrea Riccardi
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Protecting Abducted Kids: Rethinking the Hague Convention
In 1980, an international treaty was designed to return children who had been abducted by a parent who moved to another country. Back then, the people drafting the treaty thought the typical abductor would be a noncustodial father skipping town with the kids, leaving mom with little recourse to try to get her children back
A Brief History of Antarctica
On Dec.
Cheating Rocks!
There is a dangerous anticheating sentiment in this country. We are disgusted by David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez for taking steroids — even though steroids made Boston relevant for the first time in 200 years. We are appalled by swimmers who break records with full-body polyurethane suits — despite the fact that this technology allows straight men to look directly at the television.
Vaclav Klaus: The Man with the E.U.’s Fate in His Hands
Will he sign it or will he spike it? That’s the question lingering in Europe’s capitals as Czech President Vaclav Klaus holds the key to the European Union’s future
Clinton calls for stricter Antarctic tourism limits
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for tighter controls over tourism and other forms of pollution in Antarctica Monday, arguing for greater global cooperation to help preserve the continent’s environmental and scientific research value. Addressing a joint session of the Arctic Council and the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, Clinton said the Obama administration is concerned about the growing popularity of tourism in the southern polar region.
U.S., Russia announce nuke talks; Obama plans to visit China
U.S. President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced Wednesday that their countries will soon begin negotiations on reducing their nuclear arsenals, according to a joint statement from the two leaders