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...West Bank or easing the siege of Gaza; and publicly declaring Israel's intent to negotiate with the Palestinians on all of the conflict's core issues - borders, refugees, settlements, security, water rights and the status of Jerusalem. (Netanyahu's government has often insisted that Israel's claim to all of Jerusalem is non-negotiable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The U.S.-Israel Spat Over Settlements: Risks for Both Sides | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

...Minister Iyad Allawi, is likewise in favor of a strong central government. The push for decentralization is represented by the ruling parties of the Kurdistan Regional Government and an alliance of Shi'ite parties - led by Ammar al-Hakim and chastened warlord Muqtada al-Sadr, among others - that critics claim is bent on creating a semiautonomous Shi'ite enclave in oil-rich southern Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq's Messy Democracy | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

Geldof's spirited denials (he called the BBC a "rotten old cherry" and said there was not a "shred" of evidence to support the claim) drew support from NGOs that worked in Ethiopia at the time, along with those who remember the miseries of the famine which killed hundreds of thousands of people, as well as the gumption Geldof showed by pulling together rock stars from the U.S and Britain to help feed the victims. In the days since, however, Geldof has raised eyebrows for his apparent refusal to acknowledge the possibility that money may have been skimmed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Humanitarian Aid Winds Up in the Wrong Hands | 3/13/2010 | See Source »

...many crimes that climate scientists have been accused of lately is that they claim absolute certainty in a field of research fraught with uncertainty. Sure, the planet is warming, say skeptics, but that's happened throughout Earth's history, long before humans were burning fossil fuels. So, how can we be sure this isn't just a natural phenomenon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Report: The Case for Global Warming Stronger Than Ever | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

...problem is NASCAR's policing, claim some racing insiders. "They were micromanaging the sport to death," says Fox NASCAR analyst and 1989 Daytona 500 champ Darrell Waltrip. "We weren't at a crossroads - we were on the wrong road. We went from race cars to safe cars, and it was turning people off." NASCAR admitted as much, and in January the circuit announced that it was loosening its grip. "Boys, have at it," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Ratings Woes Making NASCAR Too Reckless? | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

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