Uzbek President Islam Karimov on Friday praised his energy-rich country's growing ties with China as the world's biggest energy consumer shows an increasing appetite for Central Asian resources.
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday signed agreements worth $15 billion in key sectors, including the exploitation of oil, gas, and uranium fields in the Central Asian state.
A retired army colonel arrested over crimes during the Uruguayan dictatorship admitted to murder, kidnapping and torture, according to official documents released on Tuesday.
The UN's highest court will from Monday examine a dispute between Argentina and Uruguay centred round two paper mills on a river separating the Latin American neighbours.
An explosion in demand for cooling systems in developing countries could worsen climate change unless sustainable solutions are prioritised, according to a United Nations report published Wednesday.
Preparations were in high gear in the Philippines on Friday with Super Typhoon Mangkhut set to make a direct hit in less than 24 hours, packing winds up to 255 kilometres per hour and drenching rains.
Rapid, poorly regulated urbanization in Houston has exacerbated the impact of flooding from Hurricane Harvey, experts say, warning that local authorities must pay attention as global climate change threatens to intensify extreme weather events.
Grape pickers at the Clos des Morillons look like thousands of others at work in vineyards across France at this time of year.
Once cheap and often nasty, T-shirts are back on the streets as ethical message-carrying PC wear that comes with a sizeable price tag for the high-end urban chic.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected any compromise over his country's nuclear programme this week, vowing not to yield to pressure to give up uranium enrichment.
For over a century, Joaquin Gay de Montella Estany's family produced wine in Spain's Mediterranean region of Catalonia but the effects of climate change have pushed them to seek higher ground.
Perched high in a twisting Hindu Kush valley with distant views of Pakistan, Combat Outpost Monti is an idyllic spot.
Apple's polished iPhone line-up comes with tools to help users dial back their smartphone obsessions, amid growing concerns over "addiction" and harmful effects on children.
The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said Tuesday that its investigation into a controversial air strike alleged to have killed 90 civilians has found that only seven non-combatants died.
Around 70 whales are stranded in a bay on the Australian island of Tasmania, officials said Monday, with marine experts now mobilising to see if a rescue is possible.
Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine over the past two months, and at least 200 may have died in combat there, rights groups told AFP on Monday.
