Evangelical leaders find biblical imperatives to combat global warming Church leaders, scientists, writers and heads of international aid agencies argue that global warming is an urgent threat, a cause of poverty and a Christian issue because the Bible mandates stewardship…

Northern Ireland: How the McCartney sisters took on the IRA. With their campaign for justice for their murdered brother, the McCartney sisters have provoked a deep crisis in Irish republicanism. As they prepare to take their story to the White…

This L.A. Times OpEd by Anthony McIntyre, a former IRA member who spent 18 years in prison, details how the IRA has lost its way and has become a criminal enterprise and no longer fights for a unified Ireland. His website, The Blanket, A Journal…

When things in Northern Ireland explode into tangled confusion becoming too bizarre for me to understand, I turn to SluggerOToole, a beacon of sanity and on-the-ground reporting from Northern Ireland. How mind-numbing strange are things there now? Well, currently the…

Bolstered by a massive pro-Syrian demonstration, Lebanese allies of Syria moved Wednesday to reinstate the prime minister, who recently was forced out by anti-Damascus protests. Their action ensures Syria’s continued dominance of Lebanese politics.

The best blog cartoon yet.Via The Doc Searls Weblog

Google’s just added a new feature to its news page that allows you to customize the layout. It’s in the top of the right column.