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...resource trade, and they must be held accountable for the loss of biodiversity in the region. "Companies involved, also multinationals, have shown little or no concern regarding the origins of the resources obtained," says the report, co-authored by the U.N. Environment Program and Interpol. Militia groups that control mining in parts of Congo keep afloat with "an influx of arms in exchange for minerals and timber through neighboring countries, including the continued involvement of corrupt officials and subsidiaries of many multinational companies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Chinese Economic Demand Killing Africa's Gorillas? | 3/26/2010 | See Source »

Meanwhile, the Big Green’s defensive style could prove to be advantage for the Crimson if it is able to control possession enough...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tussle With Big Green Looms | 3/26/2010 | See Source »

...cost and schedule, President Obama's Pentagon team - including Bush Administration holdover Gates - recently discovered deep-rooted problems. "Things are more complicated than people imagined they were going to be," Ashton Carter, the Pentagon's top weapons buyer, told reporters earlier this month. "You can't control costs, you can't control schedule if you're being unrealistic about costs and schedule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Costly F-35: The Saga of America's Next Fighter Jet | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

Final results from the second round of voting handed a coalition of leftist parties - headed by Socialists and green groups - control of 21 of France's 22 regions. The eastern region of Alsace was the only one captured by Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). The cumulative national tally saw the left win nearly 54% of the vote, compared to just 35% for the UMP. (See pictures of Bastille Day celebrations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: French Election Fallout: Trouble Ahead for Sarkozy | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

...Netanyahu on Jerusalem jeopardizes any prospect of getting the Palestinians or the wider Arab world to engage with him, rendering any renewed peace effort stillborn. As Olmert pointed out, no peace agreement would be accepted by any Palestinian or Arab leaders that didn't give the Palestinians control of part of Jerusalem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Netanyahu Heads Home, Still at Odds with the U.S. | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

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