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A severe drought, which has left millions of people hungry across East Africa, is now threatening Kenya's famous animals, which are straying out of protected areas in search of water, wildlife officials said on Wednesday. By Nita Bhalla

East Africa is gripped in drought while the south is blessed with rain. But as aid agencies scramble to feed millions across the world's poorest continent it is by no means clear what the 2006 harvests will bring, even in areas that have been wet. By Ed Stoddard and David Mageria

Landslides kill 800-1,000 people a year and climate change may be adding to the risks from hillside slums in Latin America to Egypt's Valley of the Kings, U.N. experts said on Tuesday. By Alister Doyle

Portugal's government said on Tuesday it did not expect last year's severe drought to last into 2006 and farmers said there had been enough winter rain for them to sow their crops.

Spanish farmers are preparing for losses and the government is taking emergency measures as meteorologists say a drought has entered its second year and there is no sign of relief in the short term. By Emma Ross-Thomas

Turkey wants the United States to provide more intelligence to help it fight the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a government spokesman said on Monday during a visit by the head of the CIA.

Growing numbers of businesses are taking action on global warming regardless of what UN climate talks bring now or in the future. By Timothy Gardner

The rise of deadly new diseases such as SARS and bird flu could be linked to the destruction of the environment, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Inuit indigenous peoples formally accused Washington on Wednesday of violating their human rights by failing to do enough to fight a thaw of Arctic ice undermining their hunting cultures.

Almost a quarter of the US Senate Tuesday called on the Bush administration to pursue ongoing climate change negotiations in Montreal, and lawmakers warned that mandatory US cuts are inevitable. By Chris Baltimore

Major U.S. allies expressed confidence on Thursday that they could persuade a reluctant Washington to consider new ways to fight global warming at a 189-nation environmental conference. By Alister Doyle

Backers of the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming may need 3-5 years from now to work out a successor to the pact that runs out in 2012, the U.N.'s climate change chief said on Tuesday. By Alister Doyle

An international meeting this week on climate change should start setting rules governing cuts to greenhouse gas emissions once the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012. By Gerard Wynn

Despite Kyoto commitments, summit host sees soaring emissions

Ministers face a battle when they meet next week to start talks on a new climate change treaty, European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said on Monday.

Life is harsh on the freezing tundra of the Arctic Circle where Anna Prakhova lives. But it can be much harder when snows do not fall. By Alister Doyle

"It is Time to Bring Them Home"

Scientists in Vietnam, where bird flu has killed 42 people, said the deadly H5N1 influenza virus had mutated into a more dangerous form that could breed more effectively in mammals, state media reported on Sunday.

Ahmad Chalabi, the Iraqi leader accused of giving U.S. officials flawed information about Saddam Hussein's weapons program, was a source on prewar Iraq for Miller. By Anna Driver

This winter's Olympic games in Turin, Italy will be the most environmentally friendly ever, the organisers said on Wednesday, vowing it would have no net impact on climate change

Shopkeepers boarded up storefronts and residents fled town on Thursday as thousands of demonstrators prepared to protest against U.S. President George W. Bush at an Americas-wide presidential summit at this Argentine seaside resort.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The massive security force deployed by Argentina for an Americas-wide presidential summit this week suffered its first glitch on Wednesday -- food poisoning.

The world must change its energy habits or struggle with choking fumes, runaway oil demand and a growing dependence on the volatile Middle East for fuel, the International Energy Agency said on Monday.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to provide medical records on Guantanamo prisoners who are being force-fed while on a hunger strike and to notify their lawyers about forced feedings. By Will Dunham

At first glance it was a routine dinner gathering, a variant of a ritual that unfolds in households every evening.

Tropical Storm Alpha brought torrential rains that killed 26 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week, days after Hurricane Wilma also caused death and destruction in the countries, officials said Wednesday.

The US Senate Energy Committee voted on Wednesday to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling as part of a broad budget bill to fund the federal government. By Tom Doggett

Eight states and the city of New York have appealed last month's dismissal of their global warming lawsuit against five of the largest US utilities.

Brazil's government on Tuesday set aside more relief funding for the Amazon region, which is facing its worst drought in 40 years, to stave off health epidemics and help residents cope.

Antarctica is melting, adding to the inexorable rise in global sea levels, endangering millions of lives and whole economies, leading scientists said on Monday. By Jeremy Lovell