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Why Hasn't the World's Lone Superpower Stopped This Tragedy. By Abdullah Gul

"The truth is, it wasn't all I thought it was cracked up to be. I mean, I thought killing somebody would be this life-changing experience. And then I did it, and I was like, 'All right, whatever.' " By Andrew Tilghman

If Israel will not allow Palestinians to live in peace, dignity and national integrity, Israelis themselves will not be able to enjoy those same rights. by İsmail Haniyeh

Investigator Says Virus Did Not Spread Beyond Indonesian Family. By Margie Mason

Huge Mines Rapidly Draining Rivers, Cutting Into Forests, Boosting Emissions. By Doug Struck

The fast-approaching 2006 hurricane season raises a troubling question: Is there any way to save not just New Orleans but the wider Gulf Coast from the ravages of more killer storms? By Neal Peirce

Bush Administration Is Urged to Intervene in Sudan. By Alan Cooperman

Earth will experience significant climate change in the coming century as a result of greenhouse gas buildups, but the more extreme estimates of global warming generated by some studies are unlikely to occur, according to newly published research. By Rick Weiss

Scientists doing climate research for the federal government say the Bush administration has made it hard for them to speak forthrightly to the public about global warming. The result, the researchers say, is a danger that Americans are not getting the full story on how the climate is changing.

Higher Temperatures Are Causing Melting at North and South Poles. By Juliet Eilperin

Turkey is reviving its long-deferred quest for nuclear power, pressed both by serious energy shortfalls within its own borders and by strident nuclear ambitions in neighboring Iran that threaten to upset a regional balance of power. By Karl Vick

ENVIRONMENT: The mountain pine beetle, which usually is kept under control by severe cold, is wreaking havoc. By Dough Struck

A former CSIRO senior scientist and internationally recognised expert on climate change claims he was reprimanded and encouraged to resign after he spoke out on global warming. By Jo Chandler

Now that most scientists agree human activity is causing Earth to warm, the central debate has shifted to whether climate change is progressing so rapidly that, within decades, humans may be helpless to slow or reverse the trend. By Juliet Eilperin

We Could Be Ignoring the Biggest Story in Our History. By David Ignatius

It didn't seem possible that the argument over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could become any shriller. But with Thursday's announcement by Sen.

White House document shows that executives from big oil companies met with Vice President Cheney's energy task force in 2001 -- something long suspected by environmentalists but denied as recently as last week by industry officials testifying before Congress. By Dana Milbank and Justin Blum

Erin O'Neal has two daughters and a fridge stocked with organic cheese, milk, fruits and vegetables in her Annapolis, Md., home.

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, emboldened by thousands of anti-American protesters, is getting a rare chance to stand up to his adversary, George Bush, with promises to keep the president from reviving talks on a free trade area stretching from Alaska to Argentina.

Republicans began targeting key programs for budget cuts yesterday, from student loans and health care to food stamps and foster care. But the tough measures immediately drew staunch opposition from anti-poverty groups, businesses and moderate Republicans. By Jonathan Weisman

New international climate data show that 2005 is on track to be the hottest year on record, continuing a 25-year trend of rising global temperatures. By Juliet Eilperin

The Annual Greenhouse Gas Index was released Tuesday by the Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory in Boulder, Colo. By Randolph E. Schmid

We're Trying to Debate the Armenian Issue. By Elif Şafak

Strategy Includes Preemptive Use Against Banned Weapons. By Walter Pincus

Civilians Urged to Flee Before U.S. Assault. By Jonathan Finer

People around the world cannot believe what they're seeing. By Kevin Sullivan

The U.S. military, struggling to fill its voluntary ranks, is offering to allow recruits to meet part of their military obligations by serving in the Peace Corps, which has resisted any ties to the Defense Department or U.S. intelligence agencies since its founding in 1961. By Alan Cooperman

Now that special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald is said to have expanded his investigation into the leak of a CIA agent's identity to encompass a possible White House coverup, what the president and the vice president knew would appear to be much more relevant. By Dan Froomkin

After listening to some of the world's preeminent climate researchers yesterday, a bipartisan group of senators said they saw the need to take quick action on global warming but were struggling to reach consensus on what policy to adopt.

Bush administration officials have succeeded in weakening a proposal for action by the eight major industrialized nations to curb climate change. By Juliet Eilperin