China shuts factory after lead poisons children

China has closed a factory in its northwest which is suspected of causing lead poisoning in more than 300

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Crops destroyed as Iowa farmers add up damage of massive weekend storms

Farmers began assessing the damage of a hailstorm that struck Sunday morning along U.S. Highway 20 from Webster and

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China landslide crushes buildings

Rescuers worked through the night to pull people from the rubble. At least six apartment blocks have collapsed following landslides

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Two very large Earthquakes Strike Indian Ocean Region, Japan

(Bloomberg) -- Two potentially destructive earthquakes struck minutes apart in the Indian Ocean and Japan today, generating tsunami alerts

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Quake shakes Tokyo area

Video: A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas early Tuesday, disrupting transport and closing a nuclear plant for

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Severe Summer Wildfires claim 250,000 hectares of Europe’s forests

Europe has lost at least 250,000 hectares of forest to fires this summer, a higher rate of attrition than

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New Zealand sets greenhouse gas reduction at 10-20 pct

New Zealand has set a target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 10 and 20 percent from

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Beaches closed in France because of toxic poisonous algae

More beaches could be shut in northwestern France due to health fears over toxic algae, conservationists warned on Monday,

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Typhoon Morakot sparks exodus: up to 1,000 missing in Taiwan

Fears were growing for 1,000 villagers in southern Taiwan who were declared 'missing' on Monday after a typoon resulted

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Typhoon Etau strikes Japan – 12 dead 10 missing

Video: Typhoon Etau struck the country's western coast on Monday, killing 12 people and leaving 10 others missing after

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