Pacific Rim

coal barge

Fukushima is casting a shadow on Japan and the Warsaw climate meeting

Environment

Japan has announced that it won’t meet the climate pollution reduction targets it agreed to under the landmark Kyoto Protocol, negotiated on its own soil in the 1990s. The reason? Fukushima has shut down its nuclear power industry.

Big Macs won’t satisfy Vietnamese desire for human rights

Global Politics

Latest Amelia Earhart expedition comes up empty

New Movie Releases: ‘Grown Ups 2,’ ‘Pacific Rim,’ and An Update From Johnny Depp

China Becomes Target at GOP Debate