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Among politically conservative Roman Catholics, Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, was already at the top of the list of Catholic public officials considered to be traitors to the faith. As a two-term governor of Kansas, Ms. Sebelius was told by her bishop that she should be denied communion at Mass because [...]

RIO DE JANEIRO — President Dilma Rousseff is facing one of the defining moments of her presidency as pressure builds on her to veto a bill that would open vast protected areas of forests to ranching and farming, potentially reversing Brazil’s major gains in slowing Amazon deforestation. The Forest Code, which Congress approved in April [...]

Africa’s strong growth trajectory is threatened by rising inequality and the marginalisation of whole sections of society, stated the 2012 Africa Progress Report entitled ‘Jobs, Justice and Equity: Seizing Opportunities in Times of Global Change’. Economic growth in Africa is projected to be well above five per cent over the next two years, but disparities [...]

A record six populations of fish returned to healthy levels in 2011, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported to Congress on Monday, showing that its controversial and often unpopular catch limits have been working. The oceans’ fisheries are a commons that must be managed.

In a review of previous studies, researchers have concluded that the insertion of an intrauterine device after unprotected sex is the most effective and safest method of emergency contraception. The scientists examined 42 studies published between 1979 and 2011, combining their data. When used for emergency contraception, the copper IUD has a failure rate of [...]