Environment

150 feared trapped in landslide in India village: rescue official

A major landslide on Wednesday struck a village in western India following heavy monsoon rains,…

Moderate 5.8-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea

A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early Tuesday, US seismologists said.

The Earth narrowly missed Armageddon in 2012, NASA reveals

WASHINGTON(AFP) - Back in 2012, the Sun erupted with a powerful solar storm that just…

Bayelsa: 'Halt Kalaba oil spill', environmentalists tell AGIP

Yenagoa - Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), an NGO, on Tuesday urged…

Oil spill at Italy shipwreck site

Salvage workers in Italy on Sunday cleaned up a small oil spill from the wreck…

Minor tsunami hits northeastern Japan after strong quake

A minor tsunami hit Miyagi prefecture in Japan early Saturday after a strong 6.8-magnitude quake…

Ivory Coast rainy season death toll reaches 39

Flooding and landslides during the Ivory Coast's rainy season have killed 39 people over the…

Australia PM plays down setback in carbon tax repeal plan

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday brushed off a defeat in the Senate on repealing…

NASA launches carbon-tracking satellite

NASA on Wednesday launched a satellite designed to track carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas…

EU rubbishes waste in drive for Green growth

The EU wants to ban the dumping of all recyclable rubbish in landfill sites as…