Video Report: There is alarm over plans to sell off Russia's seed bank. (more…)
MIAMI (AFP) – Hurricane Danielle, the strongest storm of the Atlantic season, surged to Category Four intensity Friday, with
The cholera epidemic, assuming the status of a devastating hurricane sweeping through the North West, North East and South
Aid promises from rich nations to help poor countries slow global warming are reaching the $30 billion goal agreed
TOKYO---A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck near the west coast of Japan early Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The
Addis Ababa — Heavy flooding in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia has displaced more than 8,000 people, say
Prices of basic foodstuffs like buckwheat and flour have soared in Russia over the past month as the effects
MIAMI (AFP) – Tropical Storm Frank strengthened into the third Pacific hurricane of the 2010 season on Wednesday, veering
BP has scrapped plans to drill in the Arctic, where a new oil rush is expected, amid fears such
The European Union's top climate official called on Wednesday for a major overhaul of the UN's carbon credit mechanism