China has closed a factory in its northwest which is suspected of causing lead poisoning in more than 300
Farmers began assessing the damage of a hailstorm that struck Sunday morning along U.S. Highway 20 from Webster and
Rescuers worked through the night to pull people from the rubble. At least six apartment blocks have collapsed following landslides
(Bloomberg) -- Two potentially destructive earthquakes struck minutes apart in the Indian Ocean and Japan today, generating tsunami alerts
Video: A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas early Tuesday, disrupting transport and closing a nuclear plant for
Europe has lost at least 250,000 hectares of forest to fires this summer, a higher rate of attrition than
New Zealand has set a target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 10 and 20 percent from
More beaches could be shut in northwestern France due to health fears over toxic algae, conservationists warned on Monday,
Fears were growing for 1,000 villagers in southern Taiwan who were declared 'missing' on Monday after a typoon resulted
Video: Typhoon Etau struck the country's western coast on Monday, killing 12 people and leaving 10 others missing after