
US President Barack Obama has extended a moratorium on new deepwater oil drilling and exploration in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster, while denying his administration was too slow to tackle the crisis.
As Australia's housing crisis pushes more Australians into housing stress, Homelessness Australia and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association are raising the alarm on rising rates of homelessness for First Nations families with children. Advocates are calling for…
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says more work needs to be done to recovery all the body and body parts of Australians killed the MH17 disaster.
A new team of environmental police will try to reduce hazardous levels of toxic smog engulfing Beijing.
The victims of northern Victoria's 2007 rail disaster say they feel unsatisfied following a coronial finding into the deaths of 11 people.
In light of a growing threat from Russia, Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius wants to significantly increase the Bundeswehr's operational readiness. But the army is short of personnel. With the “Military Service Modernization Act” adopted in December, the Federal Government has therefore…
At least three people were killed and dozens injured after a tanker truck carrying natural gas caught fire in Ghana's capital, Accra, triggering explosions at two fuel stations, emergency services said Sunday.
The "Dogs of Chernobyl" program, which started last year, offers dogs under one-year-old up for adoption in the US.
As people around the world rallied for workers’ rights on May Day, or International Workers’ Day, many employees in developing and emerging nations are yet to enjoy fair working rights and wages.
Lisbon is mourning a devastating tragedy after the historic Gloria funicular derailed, killing 15 people and injuring at least 18 others, in what officials describe as the capital’s worst transport disaster in decades.
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