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The UK government should move with haste to begin burying the country's radioactive waste deep underground, says the Royal Society.

Sixty-four people have died in France in a heatwave that has gripped much of Europe for two weeks.

Israeli soldiers have seized two Palestinian men in an overnight raid into the southern Gaza Strip.

Birleşmiş Milletler'in acil durum koordinatörü Jan Egeland, İsrail'in günlerdir bombaladığı Lübnan'ın başkenti Beyrut'a yaptığı gezi sırasında şaşkınlığını gizleyemedi.

What happened in Haditha may just possibly change the future of the war in Iraq. By John Simpson

A leading Indian activist at the World Urban Forum in Vancouver has lashed out at such conferences, saying they do little to better the lives of the poor.

Avrupa Komisyonu Başkanı Jose Manuel Barosso Türkiye gibi, kültürel açıdan Avrupa'dan farklı bir ülkenin AB'ye üye olmasının mümkün fakat çok zor olacağını söyledi.

Irak Sağlık Bakanlığı'na göre, Bağdat'taki merkez morguna bu yıl başından itibaren teslim edilen ceset sayısı altı bini geçti.

Climate change, high water demand and even tourism are putting unprecedented pressures on the world's desert ecosystems, according to a report.

Thousands of evacuees are returning home in the Philippines after a storm that caused heavy rains and flash floods when it hit on Friday.

The American newspaper USA Today has reported that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been collecting the records of phone calls by tens of millions of Americans.

The Christian Aid charity has warned that 184 million people in Africa alone could die as a result of climate change before the end of the century.

Kuzey Irak'taki Süleymaniye ve Erbil yönetimleri, tek çatı altında birleşti.

The world is likely to suffer a temperature rise of more than 3C, says the UK government's chief scientist. By Roger Harrabin

Africa's farmland is rapidly becoming barren and incapable of sustaining the continent's already hungry population, according to a report.

The world is in danger of allowing a drought in East Africa to become a humanitarian catastrophe, the UN warns.

Online reference site Wikipedia blames US Congress staff for partisan changes to a number of political biographies. By Matthew Davis

In the late 20th Century, the northern hemisphere experienced its most widespread warmth for 1,200 years, according to the journal Science. By Paul Rincon

The image of the US as a gas-guzzling, energy consuming nation is at odds with a number of green initiatives in the country at large. By Julian Pettifer

Tony Blair and George W Bush decided to invade Iraq weeks earlier than they have admitted, a new book by a human rights lawyer has claimed.

There will be increased flooding of low-lying areas when there are storm surges. By Dr. John Church

Severe cold weather gripping large parts of Russia has now spread west, causing chaos in Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states and Scandinavia.

2002 yılında Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi'ni hayata geçiren Roma anlaşmasına imza koyan ilk Orta Doğu ülkesi, Ürdün'dü. Ama şimdi aynı mahkemeye ihanet etmekle suçlanıyor.

The campaign group Iraq Body Count has been recording the number of civilians reported to have been killed during the Iraq war and subsequent military presence.

Killer whales have become the most contaminated mammals in the Arctic, new research indicates. By Paddy Clark

The US has admitted for the first time that it has not given the Red Cross access to all detainees in its custody.

Canada's prime minister has urged the US to "listen to its conscience" and take further steps to reduce emissions linked to global warming. By Tim Hirsch

Environment ministers from around the world are trying to break a deadlock over climate change policy, at a major UN conference in Montreal.

Amerikan Jeofizik Birliği'nde biraraya gelen önde gelen bilimadamları, dünyanın, iklim değişikliği ve küresel ısınmanın yaratacağı riskleri anlayıp önünü alabilmek için en fazla 10 yılı kaldığını açıkladı. By Roland Pease

Tahran'daki hava kirliliğinin tehlikeli bir düzeye yükselmesi nedeniyle, bugün İran başkentindeki iki milyon çocuk beklemedikleri bir tatil ile karşılaştı. By Francis Harrison