Canadian seal hunt scaled back

This announcement--which reduces this year's quota for seal hunters by one quarter--will likely draw a lot of ire from environmentalists and activists, who were looking for the hunt to be canceled altogether. "The...

Brazil welcomes Bush with protest

South America is one of the more politically active regions in the world--are they really that surprised that Bush's visit got this response? "SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and clubbed demonstrators...