Durban: Small island states, which have a powerful moral presence in the climate talks, displayed the political inclinations towards the EU when they tried to block India’s demand that the UN revie

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern North Maluku province on Monday, meteorologists said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, and no tsunami alert.

The quake occurred at 11.05 am (0405 GMT) with an epicentre 69 kilometres (42 miles) southwest of Labuha city, the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said. It struck at a depth of 10 kilometres.

A group of island states most vulnerable to global warming have lashed out against rich nations for wanting to delay a new international climate pact until years after the Kyoto Protocol on curbing

The Lakshadweep administration on Saturday night started to dump 300 tonnes of damaged rice off Minicoy coast, without clearance from the Environment and Forest Ministry.

A typhoon that pummelled western Japan left at least 20 people dead and more than 50 missing, said reports on Sunday, after swollen rivers swept away buildings and landslips crushed houses.
One of the victims drowned after flood waters gushed into his car and streets were submerged in scenes that rekindled memories of the March 11 tsunami disaster. Thousands of people were left stranded.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: What has the rampant levelling of wetlands got to do with increasing energy consumption of Kochiites, especially their use of air-conditioners and air-coolers?