The Ministry of Health has reported a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. This case was confirmed at Pasteur Institute, Ho Chi Minh City.
A dangerous wasteland at the intersection of Interstate 81 and Route 924 is the latest Hazleton-area abandoned mine site to be restored to productive use under Pennsylvania’s ambitious abandoned ...
The warmest winter on record is causing the ice to melt in Canada. The lack of ice has caused thousands of seals to breed elsewhere. The island economy is expected to lose 6 million dollars. Baby seals are dying.Fishers and hunters are quite concerned about the changes. A resident said, “There…
Liberia’s Atlantic coast is being taken over by the rising sea level at an astonishing rate. The Liberian Observer states:Rising sea levels: This is one of the major hurdles that Liberia has to face now and for many years to come as many towns are being submerged by the sea. The once famous Hotel…
By turning off their lights for one hour tonight, people around the world can take a stand and inspire the action needed to tackle climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.
As of 21 March 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 16,931 deaths.
Speaking out against violations of fundamental freedoms of the people of Myanmar, the United Nations Human Rights Council today called on the Asian nation's Government to ensure that polls slated for later this year – the first in two decades – are free and transparent.
Vietnamese experts will assist Chad enhance its food security by helping to improve irrigation for rice growing and boosting cereal production under a new scheme backed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Astra Foods Inc. will pay $35,000 in civil penalties for Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law violations that included grease discharges into the state’s waterways from its facility in Upper Darby Township, ...
The rate of deforestation has slowed over the last 10 years, but each year an area roughly the size of Costa Rica is still destroyed, according to a comprehensive forest review released today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The United Nations Human Rights Office in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) today expressed its continued concern over the deaths of three alleged female poachers - including a 12-year-old child - at a national park in the country's far west, calling on authorities to carry out investigations with the full…
The United Nations human rights office in Afghanistan today called for the repeal of a controversial amnesty law in the Asian country, saying that it green-lights impunity for serious crimes and continued rights violations.
The United Nations Human Rights Council today, echoing the General Assembly, called on the Israeli Government and the Palestinian side to carry out independent and credible investigations into the deadly conflict in the Gaza Strip that ended early last year.