Europe’s last chance
BRUSSELS: The only clear thing to come out of the recent European Union-China summit was the scale of the EU’s fallen reputation. From being the world’s most widely admired political…
America looks to Puntland and Somaliland to improve security in Somalia
WASHINGTON, DC: The United States has been involved in Somalia since the early 1980s, first during the Cold War and then in 1992 during the country’s massive famine by launching…
Underwriting the future of climate science
LONDON: As the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meets for its plenary session in Busan, South Korea, governments will have a valuable opportunity to demonstrate their commitment…
China highlights climate change efforts
IANJIN, China – As the world's biggest greenhouse gas producer, China was widely seen as an obstacle in the Copenhagen climate summit last year. But while negotiations inched forward, Beijing…
Time to find a second Earth, WWF says
PARIS: Carbon pollution and over-use of Earth's natural resources have become so critical that, on current trends, we will need a second planet to meet our needs by 2030, the…
Despite its bulk, G2 phone gets it right
SAN FRANCISCO – Two years ago, the Android invasion began when T-Mobile released the first smart phone running Google's Android operating system, HTC's G1. Since then, a parade of increasingly…
German scientists unveil self-driving car
BERLIN: Scientists in Germany unveiling the latest self-driven car on Wednesday said the days of humans behind the wheel are numbered and that their technology can slash accidents and help…
Whale of a Trip: Humpback makes record migration
LONDON: It wasn't love. It could have been adventure. Or maybe she just got lost. It remains a mystery why a female humpback whale swam thousands of miles from the…
NASA closer to getting extra space shuttle flight
CAPE CANAVERAL: There's still the matter of money. But it looks increasingly likely that NASA will get an extra space shuttle flight. President Barack Obama signed a NASA spending bill…
US to return smuggled sarcophagi to Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt's chief archaeologist says the United States will return a number of sarcophagi smuggled out of the country 50 years ago. Zahi Hawass says US authorities seized the sarcophagi…