Avaneesh Pandey

A new study, presented at the climate summit in Paris, suggests a drop in China's coal consumption may have reduced global carbon dioxide emissions this year.

According to media reports, which cited unnamed U.S. officials, Tehran tested a new medium-range ballistic missile in November -- violating a 2010 UN Security Council resolution.

The Australian government criticized Tokyo's "deeply disappointing decision" to resume the controversial hunt, just days after a Japanese whaling fleet left for Antarctica.

A red alert is usually issued after three days of extremely high levels of air pollution.

At the end of November, China's foreign exchange reserves stood at $3.428 trillion -- a drop of $87.22 billion over the previous month.

Since the deal was first announced in October, it has remained mired in a legal tussle with U.S. regulators, who say that the purchase would violate antitrust rules.

In the proposal released Monday, the Vermont senator vowed to impose a carbon tax on the country's worst polluters and create a 100 percent clean energy system.

The meeting between foreign secretaries and national security advisers of the two nations, in Bangkok, covered topics including terrorism and the disputed region of Kashmir.

Starting Jan. 1, private vehicles in the Indian capital would only be allowed on the roads on alternate days -- a move authorities hope would cut hazardous emissions in the city by half.

Opinion is divided about the merits of trying to imbue machines with human-like learning capabilities.

The funds will be used to ensure that China's cooperation plans with Africa are successfully implemented, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday.

The tech giant's latest investment would add 842 megawatts to its clean energy capacity -- boosting its renewable energy capacity to 2 gigawatts.

If the budget is approved, it would be the first time the country's defense spending breaches the 5 trillion yen mark.

The American fast food giant stands accused of flouting the EU's state-aid rules and evading over $1 billion in taxes through its tax deals with Luxembourg.

Russian President Vladimir Putin continued his country's war of words with Turkey in the wake of last month's downing of a Russian bomber by Ankara.

According to a French imam, quoted by Al Jazeera, authorities could shut down up to 160 mosques in the coming months as they exercise unprecedented emergency powers following the Paris attacks.

According to a new survey, over the past decade, climate change has forced a large number of people from three Pacific island nations -- Kiribati, Tuvalu and Nauru -- to flee their countries.

The European Central Bank is expected to further announce measures, including an expansion of its massive bond-buying program, at a meeting Thursday.

Federal funding for the country's National AIDS Control Program was slashed by a fifth earlier this year -- a decision that was roundly criticized by health activists.

Inflation in the 19-nation bloc stood at a weaker-than-expected 0.1 percent, building pressure on the European Central Bank to ease its monetary policy.

According to a new report by Oxfam, the poorest half of the world — approximately 3.5 billion people — are responsible for only 10 percent of all carbon emissions.

The trip, during which the Chinese president will co-chair a summit with African nations, comes at a time when the Asian giant's investment in the continent is dropping.

With a December rate hike a near certainty, the Fed Chair's speeches Wednesday and Thursday could be critical in setting market expectations about the course of the lift-off.

The ruling was hailed as "historic," as Northern Ireland is the only region in the U.K. where medical staff can be jailed for life for carrying out abortions.

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund -- the world's largest pension fund -- reported a loss of 7.9 trillion yen ($64.2 billion) in the quarter ending Sept. 30.

The death of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was abducted and burned alive in a Jerusalem neighborhood last July, added fuel to an escalating conflict between Israel and Palestine.

In a referendum Sunday residents of Hamburg voted against hosting the sporting event, with many calling the multi-billion dollar project “wasteful.”

Amid speculation the European Central Bank may announce more stimulus measures this week, the currency neared its biggest monthly decline against the dollar.

A Burger King manager told the Chicago Tribune that police deleted a video that may have captured the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by officer Jason Van Dyke.