WASHINGTON (AFP) - US lawmakers Tuesday sought to overturn a decades-old ban on offshore drilling voting in favor of
MANILA (AFP) - Climate change could have a devastating impact on the Philippines, leading to widespread destruction of the
GENEVA (AFP) - The United Nations said Monday that swathes of mountain ranges worldwide risk losing their glaciers by
A powerful typhoon has killed at least four people and left seven others missing in central Taiwan. Rescuers have
The mysterious collapse of numerous bee colonies in Italy has led to growing concerns among beekeepers. It is thought that
TOKYO (AFP) - The US ambassador to Japan voiced doubt Monday on whether the upcoming Group of Eight summit
SYDNEY (AFP) - Climate change threatens to devastate coral reef fish populations and increase the likelihood of fishery collapses,
BEIJING - A Chinese forestry official said Tuesday that giant panda habitat in China's Sichuan province, the endangered animal's
TAKANEZAWA, Japan - Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese production line Monday and is
Heavy rain in southern China has caused major flooding and killed more than 170 people, state media says. Daniel Griffiths