Science & Environment
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 ...Police raid Save the Children offices in Nauru
The offices of Save the Children workers helping asylum-seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru have been raided by police, the aid ...Hundreds feared dead after landslide in Guatemala
Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors of a massive landslide in Guatemala that killed at least 86 people, even as families ...Deadly flash floods hit French Riviera
Flash floods caused by torrential rain along part of the French Riviera killed at least 16 people and left several others missing, ...Hurricane pounds Bahamas, unlikely to be big threat to U.S. East
Hurricane Joaquin pounded the Bahamas for a second day with powerful winds and waves on Friday, but it was not expected to ...At least 7 dead in Guatemala mudslide
Rescue workers have found at least seven people dead and are searching for more bodies in a massive mudslide on the outskirts ...Hurricane Joaquin gains strength en route to Bahamas
Hurricane Joaquin gained strength Wednesday as it headed toward the Bahamas with powerful winds and torrential rain, the US National Hurricane Center ...Liquid water found on Mars, NASA says
Scientists announced Monday "the strongest evidence yet" of liquid water on Mars, raising the distant prospect of microscopic life on our neighbouring ...