By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com While the cause of the Costa Concordia accident is still under investigation, insurance and reinsurance markets are bracing for loss claims that could ultimately reach $1 billion, according to Moody’s Inves… more »

The New York Times / By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — Israel and the United States have agreed to postpone major joint missile-defense exercises that had been scheduled for the spring because of regional tensions and instability, according to Israel’s… more »

UK Telegraph Scientists have made a major breakthrough that could soon see human sperm grown in the laboratory The development opens up the possibility of infertile men being able to father their own children rather than using donor sperm.… more »

  Cr Edit note: Iran does not quite understand American positioning on oil, it would seem. When in fact, our US Coast Guard could take out Iran's entire Navy in an Iranian effort to seal the Straits of Hormuz. But, it should be noted, Iran is just that… more »

Bloomberg / By Nicole Gaouette and Bill Varner House Republicans introduced legislation today that seeks to force major changes at the United Nations, using as leverage the threat to withhold some of the U.S.’s 22 percent contribution to the world b… more »