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A majority of people around the world are opposed to torture even if its purpose is to elicit information that could save innocent lives from terrorism, according to a BBC World Service poll of more than 27,000 people in 25 different countries.

The US military has said a security initiative aimed at reducing violence in Baghdad has failed to meet expectations and is being reviewed.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed concern over a newly-approved US anti-terrorism law.

The US has adopted a tough new policy aimed at protecting its interests in space and denying "adversaries" access there for hostile purposes.

The Tunisian authorities have launched a campaign against the Islamic veil worn by some women to cover their hair.

A Japanese woman in her 50s gave birth to her own grandchild last year, using an egg from her daughter and sperm from her son-in-law, a doctor has revealed.

A series of six bomb attacks in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk has killed at least 10 people and injured dozens of others, police say.

Violence against children is widespread and tolerated around the world, a report by the UN has claimed.

Rising consumption of natural resources means that humans began "eating the planet" on 9 October, a study suggests.

Avustralya hükümeti, yerli halk Aborjinlerin yaşadığı topraklara girişe yönelik kısıtlamaları kaldırmaya hazırlanıyor.

Merkezi Londra'da bulunan ve şirketlere finansal veriler sağlayan Datamonitor araştırma kuruluşuna göre, Türkiye, bireysel borçlanmanın en hızlı arttığı Avrupa ülkesi oldu.

USG Open Source Center translation of Hasan Nasrullah's speech on Friday to an enormous crowd in bombed-out South Beirut.

İsviçre'de halk, beraberinde sert önlemler getiren yeni iltica ve yabancılar yasasına onay verdi.

The 3.3-million-year-old fossilised remains of a human-like child have been unearthed in Ethiopia's Dikika region.

The state of California is suing six carmakers for costs associated with their cars' greenhouse gas emissions.

Our evolutionary cousin the Neanderthal may have survived in Europe much longer than previously thought. By Paul Rincon

The Earth was hotter in the late 20th Century than it had been in the last 400 or possibly 1,000 years, a report requested by the US Congress concludes.

Rich nations must do far more to help poor countries cope with the consequences of climate change, an influential report is expected to say. By Roger Harrabin

Carbon dioxide levels are substantially higher now than at any time in the last 800,000 years, the latest study of ice drilled out of Antarctica confirms. By Jonathan Amos

One of America's top scientists has said that the world has already entered a state of dangerous climate change. By Roger Harrabin

Freshwater pouring into northern oceans is slowly turning high-latitude waters less salty. By Elli Leadbeater

Rich countries face increasing water shortages, a report by conservation organisation WWF warns. By Imogen Foulkes

The text of Resolution 1701, passed unanimously by the UN Security Council aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Özellikle 1980'li yıllarda dünyada en çok dikkat çekilen sorunlardan bir tanesi, başta Afrika kıtasında olmak üzere açlıktı.

More than 300 soldiers who were shot for military offences during World War I will receive formal pardons, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

A warmer world could make wildfires more frequent, research shows Rising temperatures will increase the risk of forest fires, droughts and flooding over the next two centuries, UK climate scientists have warned.

Lübnan'da 12 Temmuz'da başlayan çatışmalar, BM kararının yürürlüğe girmesi ardından bugün sona erecek mi? Rob Watson

Almost 200 people are reported to have died after a river burst its banks and floodwaters swept through the city of Dire Dawa in eastern Ethiopia.

Kuzey Kutbu'ndaki Grönland adasında bir bira üretimhanesi buzullardan eriyen suların kullanıldığı bira üretti.

Tony Blair has warned that an "arc of extremism" is stretching across the Middle East and said "an alliance of moderation" was needed to defeat it.