Fear as typhoon bears down on Philippines
Thousands of people in the Philippines sought shelter inmakeshift evacuation centresas monster Typhoon Hagupit bore down on the disaster-weary nation.
Hydrogen sulphide emissions at Karachaganak before mass poisoning in Western Kazakhstan
Prosecutor of West Kazakhstan Oblast said there were several hydrogen sulphide emissions at the large Karachaganak oil and gas field before the mass poisoning of children from nearby Berezovka village occured.
Pacific states say tuna talks making slow progress
Pacific island states expressed frustration at a lack of progress in talks aimed at protecting the region's valuable tuna resources.
29 school students and teachers faint one after another in Western Kazakhstan
25 school children and 4 teachers fainted in a Western Kazakhstan village school one after another.
Almaty struggles to reduce CO2 emissions
Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan but the ecological damage from the city's growing vehicle usage exacerbated by the lack of high-quality public transport hangs like a smog over the country's cultural capital.
Prince William recruits Angry Birds to protect wildlife
Prince William teamed up with the makers of Angry Birds to release a new game that will highlight the dangers of illegal poaching for animal species.
Pink Floyd feature vanishing Aral Sea in new music vid
Pink Floyd have released a music video to the song 'Louder than Words' featuring the Aral Sea promoting its latest album The Endless River.
Pink Floyd turns attention to Aral Sea catastrophe in new music video
The cult British rock band has always raised hard questions. This time they offer us to contemplate the fate of the Aral Sea. A part of the sea is located in Kazakhstan.
Democracy cannot be imposed: Kazakh Senate Speaker Tokayev
Senate Speaker Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed his view that democratization is a dynamic process, and therefore democracy cannot be artificially accelerated or imposed.
Vance becomes hurricane in Pacific Ocean
A powerful storm in the eastern Pacific strengthened to hurricane status, but it remains far away from land, US forecasters said.
Kerry: Ignoring climate science puts 'kids, grandkids' at risk
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that those who ignore climate science do so at a risk to future generations.
Hurricane defies gravity in Britain
A hurricane has stopped and turned backwards a waterfall in Great Britain.
Plan won't save Great Barrier Reef: Australian scientists
Australian government plans to protect the Great Barrier Reef are inadequate, short-sighted and will not prevent its decline.
Tropical Storm Hanna forms off Nicaragua, Honduras coasts
Nicaragua and Honduras were bracing for severe weather after Tropical Storm Hanna formed off the Caribbean coast.
French protester killed by 'explosion', questions over police involvement
A protester who died during a clash at the site of a contested French dam project was wounded by "an explosion''.
5.2 magnitude earthquake in northern Greece
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck northern Greece early, the country's earthquake observatory said, with no reports of victims or major damage.
Australia's angry birds swoop to protect young
Every year in spring, Australians are seen wearing bicycle helmets with spikes on top or caps that have images of eyes on their back.
Australia hopeful of revised Antarctic sanctuary success
Australia said it was hopeful of winning support for its plan to create a vast marine reserve off east Antarctica, after revising the proposal to make it smaller.
DiCaprio teams with Netflix on gorilla documentary
Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has teamed up with online streaming service Netflix for a documentary about endangered mountain gorillas in east Africa.