The New York Times Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis | With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life spans will also lead to a a pr... (photo: AP)
Al Jazeera Chile rejects abuse pardons | Chile's president has rejected a proposal by the Catholic Church for a wide-ranging pardon of elderly prison inmates, including former army officials accused of abuses during military rule... (photo: AP / Jorge Saenz) AbuseCatholicChilePhotos
The Star BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost | LONDON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP'soil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the compan... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello) BPCostCourtPhotosShell
