Jamaica Observer No conscience left for Haiti? THE question in the headline was prompted by two recent developments regarding the Caribbean nation , one of the oldest independent republics in the modern world. One is about a lawsuit against the ... (photo: UN / Logan Abassi) Caribbean Haiti Photos UN Development Wikipedia: Haiti The Wichita Eagle Orvieto – what an Italian hill town should be Orvieto is one of the most striking, memorable and enjoyable hill towns in central Italy . Less than 90 minutes from Rome , Orvieto sits majestically high above the valley floor atop a big chunk ofItaly Photos Rome Tourism Top Stories Pittsburgh Post-Gazette U.S., Afghanistan concur with outlines of post-2014 security KABUL, Afghanistan -- The United States and Afghanistan agreed Saturday on a draft deal that would keep some U.S. forces in Afghanistan past next year, but only if Afghan ... (photo: US DoD / DOD)Afghanistan Photos Security U.S. forces Wikipedia: Afghanistan Huffington Post Sgt. Chuck Hagel Still: Talking with the Defense Secretary Steve Clemons interviews Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon . (Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/DoD) Recently , Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sent a 904-page book toASEAN Pentagon Photos US Defense Wikipedia: Association of Southeast Asian Nations Huffington Post India Must Rename Cyclone Phailin and Call Attention to Global Warming Last month I wrote two articles (here, here), gave an interview to The Real News Network (here), and an interview to Uprising Radio (here) about the devastating floods inCyclone Phailin Global Warming India Photos Wikipedia: Cyclone Phailin BBC News New ideas for how Earth core formed Experiments on samples of iron and rock held at immense pressures have led to new ideas of how Earth 's core formed. Scientists from Stanford University have shown ... (photo: Creative Commons / Kelvinsong)Earth Geosciences Photos Technology Wikipedia: Structure of the Earth The Verge Dried up: climate change could leave another billion people without enough water The wars of the future may be fought not over gold or oil, but instead over a resource far more mundane: water. In a study published this week, researchers at the Potsdam ... (photo: European Community / EC)Climate Photos UN Water
