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...

Restaurants across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have withdrawn service charges, abiding by the directive issued by the Ministry of Economy in December that the practice of imposing a service charge on food bills is illegal.Residents will pay less...

TORONTO, Canada – The commander of Canada's largest Air Force base, who once flew dignitaries around the country, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women. Ontario Provincial Police Det. Insp. Chris Nicholas said Monday...

The hole where a 16-year-old girl was buried alive by her relatives in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey Photograph Turkish police have recovered the body of a 16-year-old girl they say was buried alive by relatives in an "honour" killing carried out as...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The Burj Khalifa's owner said Monday the observation deck of the world's tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down, disappointing visitors and marring the spire's reputation just a month after it opened.Dubai had...

Panfilo Lacson. Philippine senator charged with murder MANILA, Philippines - The former head of the influential Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has come out in support of senator Panfilo Lacson, against whom an arrest warrant...