David Suzuki gave his thoughts about Tony Abbott's firing of Tim Flannery as Flannery launches new Climate Council.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Pakistan on Tuesday has given birth to a new island off the Arabian sea. On land, the major tremor has killed at least 46 people and destroyed scores of infrastructure.
Official confirmation from no less than Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott that Prince Harry of Britain is visiting Australia on Oct 3-10 has led to speculations if he would again repeat his royal faux pas in August 2012 when he had fun in Las Vegas with some women playing strip poker.
Google Inc has criticised the New Zealand government for its new spy bill's failure to address privacy concerns. The new spy bill or the GSCB Bill is a new law to improve online state surveillance. The commerce committee has sent the Telecommunications Interception Capability and Security Bill back to the Parliament.
Fairfax Financial Holdings' intent to buyout Blackberry may just be what the latter needs before it's too late, but investors and analysts remained unimpressed.
China has set to increase the prices of cleaner fuel before the year ends, making its intent clear in cleaning up its air by easing out on its coal usage.
Some 130 world leaders are set to gather at United Nations headquarters in New York for the General Assembly's annual General Debate, which kicks off Tuesday and aims to set the stage for building a new global development agenda which both protects the planet and promotes equity, justice and prosperity for all people. A news release by the UN said thus far 84 heads of State, 41 heads of Governments, 11 Deputy Prime Ministers and 65 Foreign Ministers are scheduled to address the 68th Annual Se...
At the United Nations (UN), world leaders pledged to work together on national and international policies that enhance and promote disability-inclusive development. This, as UN officials on Monday urged, a High-level meeting of the General Assembly, that the rights of persons with disabilities be directly addressed by the post-2015 development agenda.
The highest-ranking transgender in the Australian Army says that she and Prime Minister Tony Abbott are close
Three British princes are visiting Australia in 2013 and 2014. They are the 2nd, 3rd and 4th in-line heirs to the throne.
Ahead of the 68thGeneral Assembly Session as world leaders begin to converge at the New York Headquarters of the United Nations, General Assembly (UNGA) President John Ashe and Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson held wide ranging consultations with more than 1,100 civil society representatives about their priorities for global sustainable development in the years following the end of the current development cycle in 2015.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council on Sunday condemned the terrorist attack at a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, calling it “totally reprehensible”. He urged that the perpetrators to be brought to justice as soon as possible, an U.N. news release said on Sunday.
Global warming and the resulting climate change will not only alter the world's temperature and push some species to extinction, but also drive food prices to go up because of widespread hunger.
The Environmental Protection Agency urged to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from new power plants, the biggest source of carbon dioxide that linked to climate change.
China is set to purchase some three million hectares of farmland in Ukraine, according to a report by the South China Morning Post, to sustain its rising food demand.
Typhoon Usagi, dubbed as 2013's most powerful typhoon since 1984, has killed at least 25 in China. The fatality tally is still expected to rise.
All members of NBN Co tendered their resignations to Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Canadian diplomat, Annemarie Desloges, 29, was killed in a mall attack in Kenya.
Khadr pleaded guilty to five war crimes in October 2010.
British politician Godfrey Bloom has lost his party’s whip after describing a room of women as “sluts” and hitting a journalist on the face with a brochure. UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage has suspended the “selfish” senior politician after his blunders overshadowed the “good things” about their party’s conference on Friday.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has abolished the Climate Change Commission including Tim Flannery, internationally renowned climate change author and scientist. Mr Abbott, who once called scientific evidence of climate change as "absolute crap" removed the environmental agency on two days after he was officially sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia.
Fukushima Prefecture, already reeling from the problems brought about the by radiation contamination at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, has been struck by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake early Friday morning.
Still days away from the expected impact, but China, Hong Kong and Taiwan has sounded all the distress alarms as it braces for the wrath of Typhoon Usagi, dubbed 2013's strongest storm yet.
Four West Papuan community leaders were arrested on Wednesday after they sent a letter to the Biak police station informing them of a procession planned to welcome the sacred water and ashes delivered by the Freedom Flotilla, and to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Biak Massacre.
Global students who want to earn a degree in short courses in science, maths and technology subjects from UK universities may now avail of such through online.
The president of Russia said that Mr Berlusconi would not have faced trial if he were a homosexual.
You know political season is approaching when dirt is thrown at politicians. One such political dirt is the claim by Gennifer Flowers, an alleged mistress of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, that wife Hillary is a bisexual.
The daughter of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and her boyfriend were held up on Wednesday while walking their dog after attending the wedding of Mr Blair's son Euan.
Some 80,000 people have been driven out of their homes over the past month, in a fresh fighting that broke out in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The United Nations reported on Wednesday that, repeated clashes have occurred between the national army and rebel forces.
Marking observance of the International Day of Peace, the United Nations on Wednesday urged nations to invest in education that encourages children to embrace global citizenship based on values of tolerance and diversity. The theme of this year’s observance is: ‘Education for Peace.’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon rang the Peace Bell in New York, ahead of the official observance of the Day, which falls on Saturday, Sept 21.
