Bird populations in the United States and Canada have dropped by 29% since 1970, signifying almost 3 billion birds lost in almost 50 years, according to a new study.

A Tokyo court cleared on Thursday three former Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) executives of negligence for the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the only criminal case to arise out of this devastating nuclear crisis.

China has released 10,000 tonnes of pork from state reserves on Thursday to secure meat supply during the National Day Holiday, the country’s commerce ministry said, as a severe pig disease ravaged the world’s top pig herd.

A new study has found air pollution particles on the foetal side of placentas. This means that unborn babies are directly exposed to the black carbon. The consequences are severe.

Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere mainly by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth’s surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate models set to replace those used in current UN projections, scientists have found.

Saudi Aramco has informed at least six refiners in Asia that it will supply full allocated volumes of crude oil in October following attacks on Saudi oil facilities on the weekend, although at least one has been told of a grade switch partially.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s battle for political survival looked set to stretch on for days or weeks after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed the race too close to call.

A new report shows that it is possible to feed all people on earth. If you do it right, food could even become cheaper and the quality better.

Indonesia closed more schools on Monday in parts of the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, as well as providing oxygen at health centres to help treat some of the thousands suffering respiratory infections due to choking smoke from forest fires.

Saudi Arabia’s oil exports will continue as normal this week as the kingdom taps into stocks from its storage facilities.