The Nebraska agency in charge of reviewing the Keystone pipeline’s path through the state has a history of corruption allegations and precious little oil pipeline experience.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe unveiled a national energy plan that includes nuclear as an “important baseload electricity source.” This won’t go over well with those still haunted by the catastrophe at Fukushima, but it could go a long way towards reducing Japan’s significant trade deficit.

A new document by Pope Francis suggests he is serious about fixing the Vatican’s finances. It’s looking more and more like Francis could turn out to be a genuine reformer.

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Ethno-religious violence in northern Nigeria and the Central African Republic is getting worse by the day.

More than 40 states have passed some form of public pension reform in the past few years, yet the funding gaps continue to grow. Worse, many of these reforms exhibit the same short-sightedness that put state pensions in trouble in the first place.

America is sitting pretty when it comes to natural gas, and its allies are keen on joining in. By opening up America’s gas for export, the United States can help boost not only its allies’ energy security but its clout in both Europe and Asia too.

A snap election earlier this month has done nothing to calm the volatile situation in Thailand. The economy is tanking, pro- and anti-government forces are gearing up for a fight, and the beloved King’s health is failing. This was once one of Southeast Asia’s most stable and prosperous countries.

The American Academy of Pediatrics remains opposed to health care clinics, but the data show that many of its reasons for opposing them don’t hold up.

A synagogue in southeastern Ukraine was firebombed last night. It is too early to tell whether this represents an isolated act or a sign of things to come, but unfortunately anti-Semitism is one of the few few things that bind the east and west of Ukraine together.