South American country has struggled with deforestation Brazil rejected on Tuesday an anti-deforestation pledge, which was the centerpiece of a one-day summit of the United Nations in New York.
New CDC report gives best- and worst-case scenarios If Ebola continues to spread in West Africa without proper methods to treat and prevent the disease, 1.
Before the People's Climate March on Sunday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to commit the city to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent in just 10 years with sweeping retrofits to public and private buildings.
Thanks to an environmental reserve in Brazil, the endangered Golden Lion Tamarin's population is finally more stable after 40 years of the monkey being one of the most threatened primates in the world.
The 69th General Debate at the General Assembly will include discussion of immigration, climate change and the potential threat of the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Jet entered Israeli airspace, pilots ejected safely Israel shot down a Syrian fighter jet Tuesday morning after the jet entered its airspace, the first time such a thing has happened in about 25 years.
Argentina again has defaulted on its debt Argentine President Cristina Fernandez met with billionaire financier George Soros on Monday in New York and the two spoke about Argentina's languishing economy.
Strikes included warplanes, drones and cruise missiles The U. S. military, with the help of Arab allies, begin launching airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria late Monday night.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect 20,000 people as soon as early November unless rigorous infection control measures are implemented, and might "rumble on" for years in a holding pattern, researchers said on Tuesday.
Activity in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly picked up in September even as factory employment slumped to a 5-1/2-year low, a survey showed on Tuesday, a potential source of worry for Communist leaders who prize social stability above all else.
It is a rock 'n' roller's dream to "sell out The Garden," but for a foreign politician to pack New York City's most famous sports and entertainment arena is another thing entirely.
Organizers of the People's Climate March in New York City were anticipating 100,000 people on Sunday. The actual turnout was quadruple that, with over 400,000 people attending.
Men went missing after a trip to Massachusetts shopping mall Three members of the Afghanistan National Army, who had been missing in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, were found near the Canadian border.
This week, three cyclists arrived in Bolivia after spending three years riding their bikes from South America to the north of North America and back to South America.
A bomb blast beside Egypt's foreign ministry killed three policemen on Sunday, including a key witness in a trial of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
