BOGOTA (Reuters) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans were rescued from leftist guerrillas by Colombian troops, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.

Shah borrowed $2,000 from a local trafficker, promising to repay the loan with 24 kilos of opium at harvest time. Late last spring, just before harvest, a government crop-eradication team appeared at the family's little plot of land in Laghman province an

A question: are massive tax hikes against gas guzzling vehicles a good thing?

Choi Seung-kuk, the Secretary General of Green Korea, has officially bowed out as an Olympic torch bearer. Mr. Choi cited China's aggression in Tibet as his main reason for refusing to carry the Olympic torch.

We call on all Jews to include an unlit candle on their Seder Tables this year. The candle symbolizes both the Olympic torch, whose light has been dimmed, and the unmet hopes of a people still living without freedom.

While gasoline prices continue to inch upward, the U.S. still enjoys some of the cheapest fuel in the world. FastCompany.com put together a list of world gas prices that could make you feel better about $3 per gallon gas.

Switzerland plans to lower carbon emissions by at least 20% by 2020, a yearly reduction of 1.5%.

However noble, an event as large as the Olympics has the potential for significant environmental impacts.

How do people in different nations view the environment and environmentalists? This week at EcoWorldly we will bring you eye to eye with people of many nationalities to explore what environmental issues motivate each of us to care and inspire us to action

With major agriculture industries making improvements to a crops ability to deal with climate change, some food stuffs will be left, figuratively and literally, out in the cold, or as the case may be, hot.