A future on Earth of more extreme weather and rising seas will require better planning for natural disasters to save...
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The Council of the European Union has prolonged the EU’s counter-piracy operation Atalanta by two more years, until December 2014....
U.N. climate talks resume in Panama next week, but expect more action in Cape Town 10 days later, where an...
The Palestinians want the United Nations to recognize a state. And the island nation of Tuvalu wants the United Nations...
A record rise in global greenhouse emissions and ever tighter economic constraints make it crucial for United Nations climate talks...
Western nations clashed with Russia and developing countries Wednesday over whether climate change was a security matter meriting the attention...
Chrysotile asbestos will not be listed as a hazardous industrial chemical that can be banned from import after countries including...
The Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has issued a statement urging G20 leaders to “keep markets open to trade,...
U.N. climate talks remained deadlocked on Wednesday over a debate on the agenda for negotiations, with developing countries pushing hard...
Climate change bringing floods and drought, growing biofuel demand and national policies to protect domestic markets could boost global food...