COP21: Poor Countries Worried About Being Left Behind In Negotiations
World leaders convene in France on Monday for the latest global conference on climate change, called COP21, in an attemp... Read more
China Says It Has Met Pollution Reduction Goals Early As Smog Envelops Beijing
Chinese environment minster Chen Jining announced that China had achieved its pollution reduction targets six months bef... Read more
International Monetary Fund Likely To Put Chinese Yuan In SDR Reserve Currency Basket
On Monday, China’s currency -- the yuan -- will most likely join the International Monetary Fund’s basket of reserv... Read more
World Climate Talks Begin Monday, But Will Commitments Make Any Difference?
With hopes as high as the security level on the streets of Paris in the wake of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks there, wor... Read more
Turkey Asks Citizens To Avoid Traveling To Russia; Erdogan Expresses Regrets Over Jet Downing
Turkey on Saturday issued a travel warning to its citizens, asking them to avoid all non-urgent travel to Russia, as d... Read more
Brazil Sues Mining Giant Vale, BHP Billiton For $5.2B From Water Dam Damages, Cleanup Costs
A November dam break in Brazil that led to at least 13 deaths and more than 600 people displaced has now spurred a batt... Read more