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Environment ministers from the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations are in Germany to discuss a global response to the problem of climate change.

Winter in the Northern Hemisphere this year has been the warmest since records began more than 125 years ago, a US government agency says.

A US marine, charged with murdering unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005, said he regrets the deaths but would make the same decisions again.

Oscar-winning Al Gore chose to call his film about global warming An Inconvenient Truth. But for Peru it is more like an alarming reality. By James Painter

Clashes broke out in Brazil's largest city as US President Bush arrived at the start of a six-day regional tour.

An Israeli human rights group has accused Israel's army of using two young Palestinians as human shields during a recent raid in the West Bank. By Katya Adler

Membership of the world's billionaire club has swelled to almost 1,000, while members' net worth has risen by 35% on last year, according to Forbes.

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has approved a request for an extra 2,200 military police to support the security drive in Iraq's capital, Baghdad.

İnsan Hakları İzleme Örgütü - Human Rights Watch, CIA'in gizli gözaltı merkezlerinde tutulduklarına inandığı kayıp 39 kişinin isimlerinin olduğu bir listeyi ABD Başkanı Bush'a yolladı.

Jail officials say that a US citizen suspected of being an al-Qaeda conspirator displays no serious symptoms of mental problems.

Troubled planemaker Airbus is preparing to announce up to 10,000 job losses at key operating sites across Europe.

Taking certain vitamin supplements may adversely affect people's lifespan, researchers have suggested.

Tony Blair's plan to recall 1,600 British troops from Iraq within the next few months has been welcomed by the country's president.

US contingency plans for air strikes on Iran extend beyond nuclear sites and include most of the country's military infrastructure, the BBC has learned.

All EU nations must back proposals to cut harmful emissions by 30% by 2020 or risk jeopardising the global effort to curb climate change, warn ministers.

Tuesday's meeting of European environment ministers in Brussels will be a test of our continent's commitment to tackling climate change. By David Miliband, Cristina Narbona and Janez Podobnik

Mozambique's top disaster official says his country has the use of only one UN helicopter to get supplies to thousands of people displaced by severe flooding.

Leading international politicians have reached a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit.

The flow of people being forced to leave their homes by violence in Iraq has become a humanitarian disaster, the United Nations refugee chief has said.

Fransa'nın tarihindeki en büyük çevre felaketlerinden birine yönelik iddialar, bugün mahkemeye taşındı. By Alasdair Sandford

Avrupa Komisyonu, üye devletlere çevre suçlarının ağır ceza mahkemelerine taşınmasını önerdi.

İklim değişimi tartışmalarına kulak verirken, "Peki ama ben ne yapabilirim" diye düşündünüz mü hiç?

Sınır Tanımayan Gazeteciler örgütü 2006 yılını değerlendirdiği raporunda geçen yıl dünya çapında öldürülen ya da hapse giren medya çalışanlarının sayısının rekor kırdığını söylüyor.

Birleşmiş Milletler iklim konferansı bugün, iklim değişikliği konusundaki dördüncü değerlendirme raporunu açıkladı.

Tens of thousands of protesters have demonstrated in Washington to demand the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.

A Cambodian girl who disappeared aged eight has been found after living wild in the jungle for 19 years, police say.

Probably the last thing Tony Blair needs right now is another row over Europe. By Nick Assinder

Snow cover in many of the ski resorts across The Alps is going from bad to worse, with rain at the low level resorts washing away what little snow there is. By James Cove

The Pentagon has sent the draft of a new manual for trying detainees at Guantanamo Bay to Congress. Judges would have wide latitude to decide what evidence may be presented.

Harsh winter weather is still gripping large parts of the US, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds of thousands without power.