Science & Environment
Uruguay flooding forces 4,000 from their homes
Flooding from days of heavy rain in Uruguay has forced nearly 4,000 people from their homes, officials said Monday.China blast residents evacuated over chemical fears
Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of a 3-kilometer (1.8-mile) zone around the northern port city of Tianjin over chemical contamination fears ...Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima disaster
A power plant operator in southern Japan restarted a nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the first to begin operating under new safety requirements ...Australia pledges 26% emissions cut by 2030
Australia plans to reduce carbon emissions by at least 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Tuesday, ...Bangladesh shoots dead six alleged tiger poachers
Bangladesh police Sunday shot dead six alleged tiger poachers in the world\'s largest mangrove forest as it launched a crackdown following a ...Deadly Typhoon Soudelor batters Taiwan
Typhoon Soudelor barreled toward mainland China on Saturday after downing trees, traffic lights and power lines in Taiwan, where at least six ...Nepal may be poised for another big earthquake
Large quakes in Nepal this year only partially relieved stress on a major Himalayan fault line, and chances for a big tremor ...Nigeria on alert for massive flooding
Nigeria on Thursday warned tens of thousands of people living along one of its main rivers to expect massive flooding as neighbouring ...Nepal villagers recover the remains of 17 people missing after landslide
Nepal villagers have recovered the remains of 17 people who went missing after their village was buried by a landslide triggered by ...Barack Obama unveils major climate change proposal
President Barack Obama framed climate change as the toughest and most pressing challenge of our time Monday, as he unveiled the first ...