Relief efforts ramp up amid fear of 'staggering' death toll in storm ravaged Bahamas
The most powerful hurricane on record to hit the Bahamas leveled some neighborhoods, swallowed others with storm surges and caused what one official described as a "staggering" number of deaths
Formula One's Lewis Hamilton joins climate race with vegan burger chain
Neat Burger aims to disrupt the non-sustainable food industry and hopes to open 14 restaurants globally in the next two years
War and poverty drive Gazans to seek better life in Europe despite dangers
About 30,000 of Gaza's population have tried to flee war and poverty to a new life elsewhere - but many have died on the journey
Global measles cases three times higher than last year - WHO
Health experts warn of 'backsliding' on tackling epidemics as cases hit highest level in more than a decade
Ebola appears contained in Goma, but flares in other parts of Congo - WHO
Nearly 3,000 cases have been confirmed, including 1,965 deaths, since the outbreak began a year ago, the second biggest toll in the disease's history, the latest figures show
From drones to social media, big data helps confront more complex disasters in Asia
As climate change brings bigger threats, data from everything from social media to satellites is helping cut risks in Asia, U.N. officials say
Offsets no match for flying less, jetsetting Prince Harry told
Offsetting - which aims to cancel out an action's climate damage by paying to prevent or reduce emissions elsewhere - can mitigate the effect of emissions, but is no easy solution
U.S. State Dept welcomes news of ceasefire in northwest Syria
The wave of violence in northwest Syria since late April has killed more than 400 civilians and forced more than 440,000 to flee toward the Turkish border
No air strikes in northwest Syria after ceasefire - monitor, rebel
More than 400 civilians have been killed in the escalation over the past three months and more than 440,000 displaced