Watch man rescue cat from boa constrictor's choking hold 18/6/2013

The video shows a man rescuing a cat from the crushing and choking hold of a boa constrictor that captured it in Costa Rica. ...more

Singapore, Malaysia choke as illegal Indonesia forest fires rage 18/6/2013

Air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia rose to unhealthy levels on Monday thanks to illegal forest clearing in Indonesia, prompting Singapore to advise people against staying outdoors for long and to urge Indonesia to do something to stop it. ...more

Global warming sees Bangladesh river destroying villages 18/6/2013

It is time for Mohammed Qader of Bahuka village in Sirajganj district to move again. ...more

Alexandria enters PV solar project with a school in Egypt 17/6/2013

Once the most powerful seat of learning in Egypt, Alexandria has some catching up to do when it comes to renewable energy. Which may be why the governor has entered into an agreement with a Catholic technical institute to bolster photovoltaic education and installations. ...more

UN climate change talks start making progress 17/6/2013

The United Nations climate change body said it has made concrete progress towards a new universal agreement on climate change during its latest round of talks which wrapped up last week in Germany. ...more

China sets new rules aimed at curbing air pollution 17/6/2013

China’s cabinet has adopted 10 measures to improve air quality in the latest move aimed at responding to the dense smog that has repeatedly enveloped Beijing and other major Chinese cities in recent years. ...more

World's wind turbines to cross the 300 gigawatt mark 17/6/2013

The world will have enough wind turbines to generate more than 300 gigawatts of power - the equivalent of 114 nuclear power plants - by the end of the year, industry figures show. ...more

New method for detecting waste medicines in river water 17/6/2013

Scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf laboratory (HZDR) have developed a simple color sensor which detects the presence of dangerous, polluting waste medicines in water. ...more

Emirates announces further expansion of its Arabic inflight entertainment from July 14/6/2013

Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines today announced an extended range of Arabic programming on its award-winning ice Digital Widescreen inflight entertainment system from July onwards. ...more

Ethiopia ratifies Nile treaty in snub to Egypt 14/6/2013

Ethiopia's parliament unanimously ratified a treaty on Thursday that strips Egypt of its right to the lion's share of the Nile river waters, raising the political temperature in a dispute between Cairo and Addis Ababa over the construction of a dam. ...more