Turkey says Dutch, Belgian, French firms eye canal plan -Anadolu
Kanal Istanbul is one of the most ambitious of the mega-infrastructure plans undertaken in Erdogan's 17-year rule
Women step forward in push to nurture African climate scientists
A new programme is training African scientists to be leaders in their field, with a focus on meeting the needs of women farmers in adapting to a warming climate
Australian prime minister's approval rating goes up in flames
Morrison has come under attack for being slow to respond to the crisis, which has killed 28 people, destroyed 2,000 homes and razed forests nearly half the size of Britain
Siemens to support Australian coal project despite protests
"We should have been wiser about this project beforehand. Now, we need to be a supplier who sticks to its commitments," says Siemens boss
New diesel cars exceed particle limits - EU environmental group
New tests of two of 2018's top-selling models in Europe showed their particle pollution spiked to 1,000 times normal levels during process of cleaning out anti-pollution filters
At least 17 killed as extreme cold sweeps across Afghanistan
Officials say death toll could rise further as as temperatures in parts of the country drop to minus 12 degrees Celsius
Australian PM proposes high-powered inquiry into bushfires response
Scott Morrison, who has so far been defiant in rejecting links between his government's conservative climate policies and the bushfires, said his government would look into improving its performance on curbing emissions
Greta Thunberg calls on Siemens to review Australia coal project
Australia has approved a new coal mine in Queensland that is expected to produce 8-10 million tonnes of thermal coal a year
Scientists paint Australia fires as red alert on climate change
"The scale of this disaster is something I couldn't have imagined, and it's the same for a lot of people in Australia," says one climate scientist
Jane Fonda, Joaquin Phoenix join climate protesters outside U.S. Congress
Joaquin Phoenix used his acceptance speech at the Golden Globes to call on people to make 'sacrifices' to slow down global warming