The United States is gathering support for an international moratorium on commercial fishing in the Arctic Ocean.
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Syria’s Chemical Weapons Facilities Destroyed, Watchdog Says
A key deadline in the quest to rid Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime of its chemical weapons has been met, according to international observers.
Why Destroying Syria’s Weapons May Be Tough, Despite Yesterday’s Deadline
The process of cataloging and destroying Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile took another stride Sunday, as the country met a deadline for submitting a formal declaration of its chemical arsenal.
Snowden Seeks Asylum In 20-Plus Nations, Gives Up On Russia
With help from a WikiLeaks lawyer, the young American who admits he leaked information about National Security Agency surveillance programs has now asked more than 20 nations to give him asylum.
The Town That Fish Built
– Wednesday at 9:00 pm – Since Peter Buschmann founded the community that bears his name a century ago, Petersburg has been purely and simply a fishing town. Buschmann’s cannery ventures collapsed during the robber baron era of frontier capitalism, but the town referred to as Alaska’s little Norway continues to thrive with an economy […]
Statoil makes plans for drilling in Chukchi Sea
Statoil is inching closer to exploratory drilling in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea. The only question is: When?