Science & Environment
Monsoon troubles Nepal quake survivors three months on
As dark clouds loomed overhead, Rabi Baral hurriedly secured his tent to the ground at a camp for victims of Nepal\'s earthquake, ...Deadly flash floods in Pakistan damage roads and crops
Flash flooding caused by torrential monsoon rains has killed at least 28 in Pakistan and affected hundreds of thousands of people, according ...Soyuz rocket with three astronauts launches towards ISS after delay
Three astronauts aboard a Soyuz spacecraft successfully launched towards the International Space Station on Thursday after a two-month delay caused by a ...China air pollution levels fall
Air pollution levels in China\'s cities improved in the first six months of this year, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said Wednesday, but ...Cuban flag raised in US after 54 years
The Cuban flag was raised over Havana’s embassy in Washington on Monday for the first time in 54 years as the United ...Dozens flee homes as wildfires rage in Greece, PM urges calm
Forest fires fanned by strong winds and high temperatures broke out around Athens and in other parts of southern Greece on Friday, ...Volcano ash shuts major Indonesian airport
Thousands of Indonesians were spending a miserable Eid Friday after failing to make it home to see their families after erupting volcanoes ...Typhoon Nangka lashes Japan, killing two, triggering floods
Typhoon Nangka barreled across the western end of Japan\'s largest main island on Friday, snarling transport, leaving at least two men dead ...Nasa releases historic Pluto close-up images
Pluto\'s surface has long been a blur to sky watchers on Earth, but a NASA spacecraft on Wednesday should provide the first ...Quake-hit Nepal asks other nations to lift travel advisories
Nepal\'s government is urging other countries to lift travel advisories that discourage their citizens from visiting the Himalayan nation following a devastating ...