The low-lying island nation of the Maldives has gathered enough support at the UN Human Rights Council to request a study on the impact of climate change on human rights. It fears that rising sea levels could swamp...
"The Bush administration, tightening the financial vise on Tehran, moved today to block the assets of a major Iranian bank suspected of helping spread weapons of mass destruction.
The action against Bank Sepah, Iran's fifth-largest state-owned financial institution, means...