Brazilian capybaras enter chambers of local legislature
CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — One Brazilian state legislature has increasingly found its voting sessions invaded by a group…
Kenya caps carbon credit exports in bid to protect its own climate targets
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has introduced a cap on the amount of carbon emissions credits it will…
Amazon nations carry out major multinational crackdown on environmental crime
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police from five Amazon countries have arrested hundreds of people and seized timber, minerals…
Science news: Earth records its LOWEST temperature in 14 years as remote spot hits bone-chilling -84C
Planet Earth has recorded its lowest temperature in 14 years as a remote spot hit a bone-chilling -84C.…
DiCaprio and Bezos launch $200M fund for endangered species
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative…
Cypriot court allows Briton to fly to UK for funeral of son who fell from window
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The lawyer for a British man charged with negligence in the death of his 3-year-old…
Disappearing villages leave Europe in era of fire
Mr Piracés said the solution to Spain’s wildfire problem required a complete rethink of how rural Spain is…
Icelandic coast guards seize Paul Watson Foundation anti-whaling ship and its 21 crew
LONDON (AP) — Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by…
Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham creates a new power hub in Manchester
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain has a new hub of power: a bland modern office block about 165…
Turkish man arrested in UK on US charges accusing him of aiding Hamas
NEW YORK — A Turkish man was arrested Friday in the United Kingdom on charges alleging he conspired…
South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 16%
BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea’s Kospi index jumped more than 16% on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains, as…
Wildfires force George Clooney’s family to evacuate their home in southern France
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — George Clooney has said his family has been forced to evacuate their home…