Soot and other particulates have slowed the growth of coral off Belize and Panama

Drought is becoming a recurring problem in some parts of the world

Canada is leaving a drought treaty, becoming the only UN member to do so, Canadian media report.

A US presidential commission has paved the way for testing an anthrax vaccine on children, prompting criticism that participants would be "guinea pigs".

Unemployment rose by 7,000 to 2.52 million between November and January, according to official figures.

Farmers will be paid twice by taxpayers for the same work if Europe’s farm ministers get their way over subsidies.

At least 16 people have been killed in landslides in a mountainous area north of Rio de Janeiro, after heavy rains.

Drivers will save £3,300 (€3,800) over the lifetime of their cars if the EU imposes strict new standards on manufacturers, a report claims.

A firm has been ordered to pay £85,000 over the illegal export of tonnes of waste from Britain to Brazil in 2009, the Old Bailey has heard.

Afghanistan has vast mineral deposits which on paper are worth trillions of dollars

Nearly half of Africa's wild lions are facing extinction in 20 to 40 years unless urgent conservation measures are put in place, a report suggests.