At climate talks, Japan's Koizumi confronts critics over coal
"We can't make an announcement of phasing out coal or fossil fuels right away but will keep considering options going forward," says Shinjiro Koizumi
Liverpool backs probe into Qatar migrant worker deaths
The Gulf state has come under scrutiny over what pressure groups describe as poor labour conditions as it prepares to host the 2022 soccer World Cup
Colombia's Amazon forest gets boost with $366 million protection fund
As Brazil's government pulls back on forest protection, European money to preserve forests flows to Colombia
Push for climate-damage fund set to fall flat at UN talks
Aid experts and some poorer nations had hoped Madrid talks would back a new financing facility to repair harm from climate change - but it appears to be off the table
From space, Italian astronaut urges U.N. summit to save 'beautiful' Earth
"I have seen with my own eyes the terrible effects of climate change," Luca Parmitano tells Madrid climate summit from International Space Station
TIMELINE-Greta Thunberg's rise from unknown activist to Time Person of the Year
Greta Thunberg, who has inspired a global movement for climate change, has been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2019 - the latest accolade for her work
European countries recycle less than a third of plastic waste -research firm
Of the world's total 348 million tons of annual plastic production, Europe accounts for 60 million tons
Paris charity gets share of $1 mln prize for training refugees as museum guides
The initiative aims to improve career prospects for new arrivals and address social barriers
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time's Person of the Year
Thunberg, who began her activism aged 15, has inspired millions of people to join global climate strikes
Hotline launches to help Polish women travel abroad for abortion
The Abortion Without Borders service will refer women to medical abortion providers in Germany, the Netherlands and Britain