The massive capture of migrating birds in Egypt has reached a level where it endangers some species.

Obama will scramble for excuses to keep prisoners in Guantanamo once the US ceases to be at war in Afghanistan.

Tennessee is considering a bill to punish women that use some illegal drugs while pregnant.

This law is not just nasty, it is also likely to lead pregnant addicts to avoid prenatal care, which will backfire against the babies. The law is therefore likely to harm rather than help those babies.

It is wrong to take drugs while pregnant that result in producing a damaged baby. However, when someone addicted to one of those drugs gets pregnant, what's a useful response? I think the right solution is an abortion. A useful response is to encourage and help that person to get an abortion.

A broad grass-roots campaign calls for keeping BP suspended from new US government contracts.

A Spanish judge defies the right-wing government's attempts to shut down his investigation into Guanatanamo torture.