Warehouses across Latin America are estimated to have 30,000-50,000 tonnes of old pesticides

It is reform time for drought-hit Australia. On May 30, 2005, the federal government offered farmers an additional us $189 million, raising their total drought aid package to us $0.9 billion.

The Amazon rainforests have a new enemy: soya bean. According to deforestation figures released by the Brazilian government recently, a huge forest area of 26,130 square kilometres (sq km) was

Around 300 Bhopal gas tragedy victims, including women and children, were assaulted by the police on May 17, 2005, while holding a peaceful protest demonstration to demand clean drinking water.