Category: Europe

Tornado causes chaos in Cyprus capital

Ten people were hurt when a freak twister hit parts of the capital of Cyprus on Friday, felling trees,

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Maldives aims for action behind words on climate change

White sand and crystal clear water that laps around the Maldives draw thousands to the islands every year, but

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World’s largest offshore wind farm opens in Denmark

The world's largest offshore wind farm has been opened in the North Sea off the west coast of Denmark,

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Earthquake rattles Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 has shaken the eastern

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EU calls on US to do more to tackle climate change

The United States must do more to tackle climate change, the EU presidency said Wednesday, in a challenge to

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Doctors in climate change health warning

Failure to tackle climate change at a key UN conference in Copenhagen could be "catastrophic" for health, the heads

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40 percent of dead swine flu patients were young and healthy

About 40 percent of people who have died of swine flu or fallen seriously ill were young and otherwise

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One in six Mediterranean mammals face extinction

One in six Mediterranean mammals is threatened with extinction at the regional level, mainly due to the destruction of

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Mafia sank boat with radioactive waste: official

Italian authorities have discovered a ship that was sunk by the mafia off the coast of southern Italy with

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UK could face blackouts by 2016

A massive building programme which would "industrialise" large swathes of the countryside will be needed if Britain is to

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