FORMER Defence chief Angus Houston says the search operation to find the missing Malaysia Airlines plane could take weeks and is the most challenging he has ever seen. The retired Air Chief, who is co-ordinating the search for the plane, told a media ...

"Climate change is as rich with opportunity as it is with danger," Chris Field, co-chairman of the working group of the IPCC. Photo / Thinkstock. Doom and gloom about the impact of climate change risks preventing effective action being taken to tackle it, one of ...

In an unexpected move, the presidency has thrown open the doors of Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead to the M&G, inviting us for a tour of the property. Driving towards President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home in rural KwaZulu-Natal. (Madelene Cronje, M&G).

SummaryA UN scientific panel reports that global warming is driving humanity toward a whole new level of risks, warning that the wild climate ride has only just begun. Related Articles. Hindu funerals, Muslim cemeteries, Buddhist temples hit HimalayasWill ...

DETROIT — General Motors Co. said Monday it is recalling 1.5 million vehicles worldwide because the electronic power-steering assist can suddenly stop working, making them harder to steer. GM said it expects recall-related costs to total $750 million in the ...

The last words from the cockpit of the missing Malaysian airliner were a standard "Good night Malaysian three seven zero", Malaysian authorities said, changing their account of the critical last communication from a more casual "All right, good night.".

TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japan could try to rescue its Antarctic whaling programme by sharply reducing catch quotas after the highest U.N. court ordered a halt, rejecting Tokyo's argument that the catch was for scientific purposes and not mainly for human ...

Shunsuke Ishii, the head of the committee set up to investigate allegations a widely heralded stem-cell research paper was fraudulent, speaks at a press conference on their findings in Tokyo Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Japanese government-funded laboratory ...

The parents of the Al-Jazeera journalist, Peter Greste, who is detained in Egypt on terrorism charges, say they've been put through a "form of psychological torture". Lois and Juris were speaking in Brisbane after their Australian-born son was denied bail by a ...

DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say number missing in Washington mudslide drops from 30 to 22; death toll still 24. © 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday applauded a court decision that Japan must halt its annual Antarctic whale hunt, but raised fears it could sidestep the order and begin whaling again under a new "scientific" guise. A whale dragged on board a ...

DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say number missing in Washington mudslide drops from 30 to 22; death toll still 24. Printable Version. Email This. Tweet · Need to Register? X. Remember Me. Forgot your password? Click to View RSS Feed ...