The Syrian authorities are currently trying to attribute the blast Thursday on a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims near the Saida Zeinab mosque in Damascus to an exploding tire. However, eyewitnesses earlier reported a bomb explosion on the bus, killing a num

The largest ever transnational operation targeting wildlife crime across Africa has resulted in the arrests of over 100 people and the seizure of more than two tons of ivory.

After months of heated debates fueled by charges of racism and religious discrimination, about 57% of the Swiss electorate voted to ban the construction of new minarets in a nationwide initiative Sunday.

Sea levels are likely to rise by about 1.4m (4ft 6in) globally by 2100 as polar ice melts, according to a major review of climate change in Antarctica.

Killing Continues In The Deadliest War Since WWII As Gold And Other Minerals Pay For Weapons

Indonesia has rejected a push by the resort island of Bali for rare turtles to be legally slain in Hindu ceremonies, siding with conservationists of the protected reptiles against religious advocates, an official said Friday.

Only 80 wild elephants are left in Vietnam, according to Vietnam's state-run newspaper, Lao Dong. Experts at the Vietnam Forest Management Agency workshop, held earlier this week, reported the elephant population in Vietnam is in rapid decline.

This December's Copenhagen Conference is the fifteenth Conference Of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change. It is meant to follow the 1997 Kyoto protocol by setting global limits on emissions and goals for greenhouse gas

The march of climate change could make civil wars much more likely, research suggests, with models predicting nearly 400,000 extra deaths in African conflicts by 2030.

We salute to all victims of 26 / 11 - terrorist attack on Mumbai by Pakistan based criminals. Shame............shame.