Science & Environment
Space station marks 15 years of nonstop human presence
Astronauts have circled the Earth on board the International Space Station for 15 years on Monday, a milestone for an orbiting space ...Afghan-Pakistan quake rescue expands
Rescuers were Tuesday picking their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency in the search for survivors after a massive ...Hundreds dead after massive earthquake hits South Asia
More than 300 people were killed Monday when a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan ripped across ...Scores killed as magnitude 7.5 Afghan quake rocks South Asia
A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast on Monday, killing at least 135 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan and ...Massive earthquake shakes India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan was felt across much of South Asia on Monday, shaking buildings from Kabul to Delhi and ...Nord Stream Nr. 2: The Project’s Implications in Europe
Russia, Germany and a consortium of Western European companies have re-activated the Gazprom-led Nord Stream Two gas pipeline project.Thousands flee as Typhoon Koppu hits Philippines
Powerful Typhoon Koppu wrecked houses, tore down trees and unleashed landslides and floods, forcing thousands to flee as it pummelled the northern ...Heavy air pollution in 80% of Chinese cities: Greenpeace
Pollution in nearly 80 percent of Chinese cities surveyed by Greenpeace "greatly exceeded" national standards over the first nine months of this ...Second volcano spews ash near Ecuador capital
A second volcano is once again spewing plumes of ash in the mountain chain near Ecuador\'s capital.Seven children among 13 killed in Pakistan landslide
Thirteen people including seven children were crushed to death in Karachi Tuesday when a rare landslide struck their thatch huts as they ...