Toxic gases released by a possible American bomb strike on large chemical dumps in Iraq might affect areas up to Jammu and Kashmir, Russia's Meteorological Department today

Europe's oil industry warned yesterday it could face billions of dollars of extra costs after the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly for toughening targets on air

Britain told Iraq that any retaliation for air strikes with chemical or biological weapons would lead to a heavy rsponse by allied forces. Robin Cook, foreign secretary, linked the warning with a

The United Nations is getting ready to fight a potentially new global threat-nuclear terrorism. A UN ad hoc committee will begin a two week session later this month to formulate a new international

US President Bill Clinton has been nominated for the 1998 Nobel Peace prize for his efforts to protect world peace and promote democracy, three Norwegian legislators announced on Tuesday.

A pilot project on vehicle pollution control is to be undertaken by a non-governmental organisation, Nature Soule (Saviour of Unpolluted Life on Earth) from January 27.

China and Russia on Thursday made a strong bid to close the nuclear weapons file on Iraq, believing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had come up with no new

The United States has formally certified China has met nuclear non-proliferation requirements, smoothing the way for U.S. industry to seek orders for China's nuclear power programme, the White House

A United Nations weapons inspection team whose chief, American Scott Ritter, was accused by Iraq of being a US spy, is leaving Baghdad today giving Iraq a moral vicotry in its current face-off with

Seeking to deflect criticism that the UN weapons inspection programme is Anglo-American dominated, chief UN weapons inspector Richard Butler said he is adding three Chinese arms experts to his team