EU agrees final energy saving, renewables targets
The final deal includes a clause allowing for the bloc to revise up climate goals in 2023
Race against time: Officials struggle to protect Rohingya refugees ahead of peak monsoon
Just a few days of downpours and storms at the onset of monsoon earlier this month triggered landslides and floods, killing two and injuring several refugees
Flooding kills at least 18 in Ivory Coast's Abidjan
"I broke the ceiling and called my neighbour for help. He came to bring the children out of the roof"
Norway wealth fund nears blacklisting greenhouse gas emitters
The fund is forbidden from investing in firms that produce nuclear weapons or landmines, or are involved in the production of tobacco, among other criteria
Heat wave wilts much of U.S. Midwest, Northeast
"When it's freezing cold, you're wishing for the hot weather. But now that we got it, you want the freezing cold. You can't win."
Coal, Paris deal isolates U.S. from other G20 nations at energy meeting
Nations agree to encourage "increased investment and financing in renewable energy" but admit "fossil fuels still play a major role"
India faces worst long term water crisis in its history -government think tank
Droughts are becoming more frequent, creating problems for India's rain-dependent farmers
UN aviation agency may include fossil fuels in emissions deal -sources
The agreement aims to cap airline emissions at 2020 levels
India's capital battered by dust storms as it awaits the rain
The air quality levels in Delhi, one of the world's most polluted cities based on World Health Organization data, ranged from "very unhealthy" to "hazardous"
EXCLUSIVE - Global warming set to exceed 1.5°C, slow growth -UN draft
"If emissions continue at their present rate, human-induced warming will exceed 1.5°C by around 2040"