Let nature play a role in climate adaptation, experts urge
Protecting both communities and the environment will be vital to success in facing climate change
Dozens killed in Afghanistan fighting as foreign troops head home
Fatalities and injuries among Afghan security forces and civilians have peaked this year to highest point since US-led war began in 2001
Iran extends visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees
Almost 1 million registered Afghan refugees in Iran, according to UN, most of whom arrived before 2001 when US-led troops toppled Taliban Islamist regime
Seventeen dead, scores missing as landslide destroys Indonesian village
17 people killed, 15 rescued, 91 missing and 423 people from surrounding areas taken to temporary shelters
In overtime, UN climate talks head for watered-down deal in Lima
Negotiations grind on amid fears low ambition could undermine a U.N. climate summit in Paris next year
Himalayans tune in radio shows to reduce climate disaster risk
After the Uttarakhand disaster, people are turning to community radio for help to avoid future crises
Indonesia rescuers use bare hands to search for scores missing in landslide
11 people killed, 15 rescued and 379 people from surrounding areas taken to temporary shelters
Palestinian protesters use slingshots to throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes near Israel's Ofer Prison, near Ramallah
Palestinian protesters use slingshots to throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes near Israel's Ofer Prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Lima climate talks at crossroads on ways to slow warming
Negotiations grind on amid fears low ambition could undermine a U.N. climate summit in Paris next year
Sierra Leone to ban Xmas parties, plans "surge" to curb Ebola spread
Soldiers will be deployed across country to enforce the measure, includes a ban on parties and other gatherings