A letter sent to Bush, signed by a formidable group of foreign policy experts outline ideas on making a peace treaty between Israel and Palestine possible. May be far-fetched, but you have to start somewhere. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

More than 100 nations have reached an agreement on a treaty which would ban current designs of cluster bombs.

"Current Designs"?? Doesn't that just defeat the object? picked by thenegativeone 3 months ago

Cleric Abu Hamza has lost his battle against extradition to the USA to face up to 11 charges related to terrorist activities. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, I mean in Ireland, well, actually it is more like the EU... picked by SkandarGraun 1 month ago

"In arguing for Poland to receive more voting influence in a reworked EU treaty, Prime Minister Kaczynski has said his own reform plan takes the number of Poles killed in WWII into account." - Pardon me?! picked by suckersklub 1 year ago

Alexander Baranov, an early 19th century governor of Russian Alaska helped improve the lives of Alaskan natives and helped broker a peace treaty. A 40-foot totem pole was erected 70+ years ago to commemorate the treaty. A rival tribe did the actual carving. Some believe that the image of Baranov is depicted nude as an insult and would like to have the pole carved anew. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Though a UN treaty and a recent agreement among Southeast Asian countries makes trade in some wildlife species illegal, open markets still thrive.

Caution: graphic/disturbing images. picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago