At least forty people were killed and at least 120 people were wounded in an explosion at a weapons cache in the central Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, a group ...

As expanding technology and infrastructure fuel global demand for resources, manufacturing powerhouses India and China, are eyeing the ocean ...

What we choose to eat, how we move around and how these activities contribute to climate change is receiving a lot of media attention. In this context, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and ...

Many countries could see significant falls in GDP by 2030 if they fail to better conserve biodiversity and natural systems ...

The government says more coal mining will create jobs and give the country's power supply a much-needed boost, but critics warn the environmental cost is too high ...

A member of the military walks as he inspects the damage at the looted Jabulani mall as the country deploys army to quell unrest linked to jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, in Soweto, South ...

Green groups say a lack of fresh finance to help developing countries adopt renewable energy and adapt to a warmer planet threatens key climate talks in November By Megan Rowling June 13 (Thomson ...

Developing countries need clarity and confidence now that the $100 billion a year pledged to help them tackle climate change will be delivered ...

Widespread flooding across Malaysia starting late last year shocked urban residents, with green groups urging a new approach as climate change impacts become more severe *Malaysian floods hit ...

Although laws allowing slavery have been scrapped worldwide, many of the 193 U.N. member states have not gone on to explicitly criminalise slavery ...

The factory will be the first of its kind in Africa and aims to produce enough plastic bricks to build 500 classrooms by 2021 (Amends UNICEF Ivory Coast communication head title in paragraph 6) By ...

As wildfires devastate swathes of the Western United States, parts of the Midwest and East Coast also face an increasing threat due to accelerating climate change risks, researchers say Modeling ...