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India's Modi urges 'comprehensive' climate deal India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Thursday for a "comprehensive and concrete" agreement on climate change in December, as he addressed African leaders at a major summit in New Delhi.

29 October 2015 15:46

Malaysia again shuts schools due to Indonesia smoke haze Malaysia closed schools in several states and the capital Kuala Lumpur due to choking smoke from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming that has smothered much of Southeast Asia in smog for weeks.

19 October 2015 15:28

Ban Ki-moon 'reasonably optimistic' on Paris climate talks UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is "reasonably optimistic" about a world climate conference due to open in Paris at the end of next month.

15 October 2015 16:06

Wildfires more likely in warming world A warming climate could lead to a spike in wildfires, according to a study that researched the history of brush blazes in the Rocky Mountains.

06 October 2015 13:16

Aral Sea poses threat to the world: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has addressed the problem of the Aral Sea during the 70th session of the UN General Assembly.

29 September 2015 19:10

Irtysh River to be used for salvation of dying Aral Sea: Kazakh Ministry of Energy Ministry of Energy suggests using the Irtysh River to save the Aral Sea, one of the worst environmental disasters located in Kazakhstan.

29 September 2015 13:55

Wildfires threaten Russia's unique Lake Baikal Raging wildfires have turned the shores of the world's largest freshwater lake in Siberia into an inferno, threatening the health and livelihood of locals.

04 September 2015 14:55

04 September 2015 12:21

Obama tries to strike a balance in Alaska Barack Obama arrives in Alaska for a trip aimed at highlighting the pace of climate change. But not everyone in this oil-rich state is welcoming the US president with open arms.

31 August 2015 17:59

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Gorillas not guerrillas: tourism hope in troubled Congo Tourists perch perilously on a volcano's edge as swirling smoke belches from the fiery cauldron of lava below, the latest unlikely visitors holidaying in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.

26 August 2015 14:43

Hurricane Danny strengthens to category 3 storm Hurricane Danny strengthened into a major category 3 storm as it churned in the central Atlantic but forecasters expect it to weaken.

22 August 2015 13:05

Merkel urges Brazil to protect Amazon rainforest Brazil and Germany threw their weight behind the push for a global climate agreement later this year and stressed the vital importance of defending the Amazon jungle from deforestation.

21 August 2015 12:15

In split with Obama, Clinton opposes Arctic drilling Breaking with the president she hopes to succeed, Hillary Clinton expressed her opposition Tuesday to Arctic oil exploration.

19 August 2015 13:48

Australia PM Abbott defends emissions target Prime Minister Tony Abbott defended Australia's carbon pollution reduction target as in line with those of other countries after the nation's climate change authority criticised the goal as "disappointing".

15 August 2015 14:24

Pope creates global prayer day for 'Care of Creation' Pope Francis has established an annual day of global prayer "for the Care of Creation" to boost support for the environment.

11 August 2015 14:40

Foreign experts present findings on mass saiga pestilence in Kazakhstan Foreign experts have finally presented their preliminary findings into the tragic pestilence of hundreds of thousands of rare saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan.

10 August 2015 12:51

'Chemical attack' descends upon Atyrau Excess hydrogen sulfide emissions in Atyrau in western Kazakhstan cause headaches and suffocation among residents.

06 August 2015 18:59

Glaciers may be gone in 65 years, Kazakhstan may face water shortages: Dr Severskiy Dzhungar Alatau glaciers can disappear by 2080 and Kazakhstan will be experiencing water shortages, said Doctor of Geographical Sciences Igor Severskiy.

31 July 2015 18:40

Kazakhstan's Borovoe resort area captured from bird's eye view Kazakhstan's Borovoe resort area has been captured from bird's eye view.

21 July 2015 17:43