Photos: Energy crunch dims Christmas holiday glimmer in Europe
From Paris to London, city officials are limiting hours of holiday illumination.
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Photos: Indonesia quake kills scores, reduces homes to rubble
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed more than 160 people and injured hundreds in Indonesia's West Java province on Monday.
Photos: Fans gear up for FIFA World Cup
Football's premiere event is expected to draw more than 1.2 million visitors to the Gulf nation.
Photos: Middle East’s Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail
Residents endure drought, decades of conflict and lower rainfall along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Photos: Climate reshapes life for northern gannets on Canada isle
Bonaventure Island just offshore of Quebec offers scientists a rare chance to study climate change effects on seabirds.
Photos: Clock ticks down as Qatar welcomes World Cup 2022 fans
The first football World Cup to be held in the Arab world will kick off on Sunday when hosts Qatar face Ecuador.
Photos: Climate change puts Cuba’s agriculture under threat
The climate crisis is causing longer droughts, more intense storms, and higher sea levels in the Caribbean island.
Photos: Senegal’s ‘Plastic Man’ on a mission against trash
Environmental activist Modou Fall is working to raise awareness about the dangers of plastics in the African nation.
Photos: Their lagoons languishing, Spanish wetlands go dry
Farming and tourism drained the aquifer feeding Doñana lagoon, and climate change brought prolonged drought this year.
Photos: Thousands take part in Beijing Marathon
Up to 30,000 people take part in the first Beijing Marathon held after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus.
High hopes for COP27, but warnings of disappointment
Leaders, diplomats, campaigners and scientists descend on Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt for talks on tackling climate change.
Photos: Former Pakistan PM Khan injured in shooting at rally
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin while leading a march from Lahore to Islamabad.
South Koreans bury victims of Seoul’s Halloween crowd crush
South Korea is grieving the death of more than 150 people in Saturday's crowd crush in the capital, Seoul.
Photos: Lesotho’s last cave dwellers
Few families still inhabit the Kome Caves, a site first occupied 200 years ago by tribes seeking shelter from conflict.
Mexico’s coal miners risk their lives to earn a living
Miners know the risks of working dozens of metres below ground but still work to extract coal to support their families.
Photos: Protests mark Australia’s ‘day of mourning’ for queen
Activists call for the abolition of the monarchy as the country holds a holiday to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Photos: Thousands continue anti-military coup protests in Sudan
Near-weekly anti-coup rallies have taken place in Sudan since the October 25 coup led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Five years after ISIL defeat, Iraq ancient ruins open to tourists
Designated an endangered World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Hatra dates back to the second and third centuries BC.
Photos: Thailand’s out-of-work elephants in crisis
While the government is expecting 10 million foreign tourists this year, it is not enough to lure elephants back.
Photos: Scientists fight to protect DR Congo rainforest
Fears grow for future of rainforest, deemed critical for sequestering CO2, as loggers and farmers push deeper inside.