Science & Environment
Hundreds die in Pakistan heat wave
Nearly 700 people have died in a severe three-day heatwave in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday, with medics battling to treat patients as ...Chilean authorities declare environmental emergency
Authorities in Chile\'s largest city shut down hundreds of businesses and ordered hundreds of thousands of cars off the streets on Monday ...Heatwave kills more than 180 in Pakistan
An intense heat wave killed more than 180 people over the weekend in Pakistan\'s southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, ...Strong earthquake hits Chile
A shallow earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude struck off Chile on Friday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.Nepal quake leaves remote villages cut off as rains begin
For the villagers of Sirdibas in Nepal, one of hundreds of isolated mountain communities dotting the vast Himalayan region, a trip to ...Tropical Storm Bill hits Texas coast
Tropical Storm Bill punched the Texas coast with heavy rains and strong winds on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said, just three ...China says South China Sea island building to finish soon
China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry ...British scientists hunt for Viking traces in Norman DNA
British researchers on Monday began collecting the DNA of residents from Normandy in northern France in search of Viking heritage, but the ...Mount Everest shifted southwest due to Nepal earthquake
The world\'s tallest peak, Mount Everest, moved three centimetres (1.2 inches) to the southwest because of the Nepal earthquake that devastated the ...Volcano erupts in Japan
A light scattering of ash pointed to an eruption of the most active volcano on Japan\'s main island of Honshu, weather authorities ...