President Barack Obama is determined to meet US commitments to cut down on carbon emissions despite an election rout
Hundreds of drivers have been stranded overnight as the "worst snow and ice since the 1960s" continues to grip
The climate change meeting in Cancun is entering the high-level stage, with heads of state and environment ministers arriving
JAKARTA, Dec. 7, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit off
CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that he would force privately owned hotels to help shelter tens
A total of 140 people have died of cholera in recent days in south-western Haiti, a region that had
With the rainy season in full swing across the country, officials in Jakarta have unveiled an early warning system
At least 50 people were missing in Colombia on Sunday after heavy rains caused a landslide in the northwest
A forest fire that killed 42 people in northern Israel's Carmel region has been extinguished, Israeli police said. Efforts to
Firefighters in Lebanon are battling a forest blaze that has raged out of control for the past week. As an