| ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's ruling party chose Thursday its candidate to replace a prime minister ousted by the Supreme Court, but the nominee was immediately hit with an arrest warrant linked to a drug importation scandal in a sign that political turmoil may continue. BLOG POSTS  | Trita Parsi: The U.S. and Iran's Mistaken Path to War
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World leaders are arriving here in Rio to address some of the most daunting issues facing our planet. To be sure, the myriad problems we now face because we haven't taken more action to address global warming and sustainable development can seem daunting. Here's where to start. |  | Sigourney Weaver: Important Step Forward for World's Oceans
I am thrilled to learn that the U.S. announced that we will join a number of other countries to fund an international partnership that supports ocean acidification monitoring. Ocean acidification is an urgent threat to our planet's ocean life. |  | Katherine Fairfax Wright: Call Me Kuchu: The Untold Story of Uganda's LGBT Community (VIDEO)
The decision to make Call Me Kuchu, our documentary film about the last year in the life of Ugandan gay-rights activist David Kato, came about as a result of two rather antithetical events. |  | Daoud Kuttab: The Return of the PLO
Hamas, which has for years opposed the PLO, agreed to join the efforts to reform the PLO. Talks behind the scenes produced positive results. A new PLO will soon see the light, provided that reconciliation continues and that elections take place in Palestine. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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