The Earth's ongoing nature losses may soon begin to hit national economies, a major UN report has warned.The third Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-3) says that some ecosystems may soon reach "tipping points" where they rapidly become less useful to …
On 26 March 2011 many parts of the world will switch off their lights. It’s a reminder to us all that we only have one planet Earth. It’s an urgent message that we want to reduce the impact our energy system has on that planet. Earth …
Qatar has become the first Arab League member to actively join the campaign to protect Libyan civilians. Support from the Arab League member countries was a condition of the UN Resolution and the organisation's Secretary General, Amr Moussa, has said…
Milk and spinach with raised levels of radiation contamination are now causing concern in Japan. Foodstuffs from an area well outside the safety exclusion zone have been found to have been affected and safety checks are being carried out to assess th…
After months of delay the second round Presidential vote has finally taken place in Haiti yesterday. Considerable wrangling over the identity of the two candidates was at last clarified and the choice established as being between Mirlande Manigat, a …
An 80 year old woman and her 16 year old grandson have been found alive after being trapped for 9 days. The fortunate two are now being treated in hospital in Ishinomaki. Police and officials fear that the death toll could reach 15,000 following one …
The first Fighter Jet has been hit out of the skies in Libya by an unknown source as the UN No Fly Zone comes into effect...
It is reported that Government forces have destroyed Pearl Roundabout to remove the protestors who have been occupying the area for the past month. Following Friday prayers, demonstrators have surged to swell the numbers of those camping on the round…
Violent demonstrations following Friday prayers have resulted in ferocious clashes between protestors and Government forces. 33 demonstrators have been shot dead and there have been more than 145 seriously wounded. The riot occurred outside Sana'a Un…
Following the UN Resolution, Colonel Gaddafi has declared a ceasefire of all military action. The Foreign Minister has announced that he would 'open dialogue channels' to negotiate a lasting peace in the country.