Environment

Oslo, Almaty, Beijing named as 2022 Winter Games candidates By Tom Miles

Oslo, Almaty and Beijing were confirmed as the official candidates to host the 2022 Winter Olympi

Thousands flee as typhoon batters east Philippines, heads to Manila

Thousands of people in the Philippines fled from their homes on Tuesday as the strongest typhoon

Plateau in smoking suits helps Reynolds-Lorillard deal

Smoking-related lawsuits against U.S.

U.S. Senate Rejects Harmful Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act

On July 10, the Senate failed to secure the required 60 votes for passage of the Bipartisan Sport

Canada court rules against aboriginal group on forestry licenses

The Supreme Court of Canada backed the right of the province of Ontario to grant forestry license

UK's New measures to increase transparency on council home values

UK's Members of the public will be able to see the value of the assets councils hold for the firs

Beijing to enforce use of clean coal in anti-pollution drive

China's capital city, Beijing, will enforce the use of cleaner low-sulphur coal from Aug.

NASA carbon dioxide-hunting telescope reaches orbit By Irene Klotz

~An unmanned Delta 2 rocket blasted off from California on Wednesday, carrying a NASA science sat

China to take measures to promote judicial independence: Xinhua

~China will act to promote judicial independence over the next five years with measures including

Quake rocks Guatemala, Mexico, newborn baby among three dead

(Reuters) - A strong earthquake shook the border between Guatemala and Mexico on Monday, killing