You want the Amazon to survive? Then pay us not to pump the oil, says Ecuador. Huw Hennessy in Quito reports on a bold initiative The tropical rainforest in the eastern lowlands of Ecuador assaults the senses: the sunlight dazzles the eyes, the heat ...

Three passengers of a small speedboat carrying 11 people believed to be Malaysians have died while the vessel drifted in the Sulawesi Sea for eight days, after it got lost due to a compass failure and ran out of fuel trying to reach Tawi-Tawi in the...

New Delhi, India - Most Indian mothers want their daughters to marry decent men who make a good living. Now, in parts of rural India, women have a new -- and rather unusual -- demand for matrimony: a toilet."No toilet, no bride," has become...

Australia may have to force people to evacuate coastal areas as rising sea levels threaten thousands of homes, an official report has warned. * The National Sea Change Taskforce said urgent action was needed to protect Australia's coast from seas...

Singapore Airlines has been ranked as the world's best airline for the 3rd time in a decade. The awards are given every year by the Skytrax, which conducts a world airline survey. Singapore Airlines also bagged the award for offering the 'Best Business...

SYDNEY ,Australia – Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt. Environment Minister Peter Garrett urged Japan, which says the killings...

TEL AVIV - The ancient hymns brought tears to the eyes of Solomon Ayeli, as well as memories of his native Ethiopia which he left two decades ago for Israel a country he loves but where he often feels rejected."There should be no differences between...

KUNMING, China - Malaysia will step up the promotion of Muslim tour packages, including Ramadan attractions, for the Chinese market, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen."The number of Chinese Muslim tourists to Malaysia in year 2003 was...

KABUL – Afghanistan will prosecute corrupt officials and control its own security within five years, President Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday in an inauguration speech made under intense pressure to shed the cronyism and graft that marked his...

Scientists have warned that global temperatures could rise by six degrees Celsius by the end of the century, four degrees higher than previously predicted and at a level that could wipe out species and cause widespread natural disasters.In addition,...