Environment
The concrete dome was built in the late 1970s as a dumping ground for waste from the nuclear tests.
by Laurence Lee
Middle East
Opinion
by Belen Fernandez
Environment13 Dec 2014 15:16 GMT
Annual UN meeting on global warming overruns in Peru as delegates are split over issues including greenhouse gas cuts.
Opinion20 Sep 2014 06:20 GMT
Environmentalists and the general public must change tactics and begin focusing on the big corporate
by Nick Fillmore
Environment07 Jun 2014 12:10 GMT
Officials from the Marshall Islands say remains, thought to be of Japanese soldiers, were disturbed after high tides.
US & Canada29 Oct 2013 20:56 GMT
General Assembly overwhelmingly votes for an end of US economic embargo on Cuba, whose FM says it amounts to genocide.
Human Rights03 Oct 2013 06:40 GMT
COFA Agreements provide US regional control in exchange for limited access to America.
Asia Pacific08 Sep 2013 10:32 GMT
Prime minister-elect to cut pledges in foreign aid and will visit Indonesia to address asylum seekers issue.
Asia Pacific23 Jul 2013 17:26 GMT
Ten percent of Marshall Islands' population now make up a fast-growing community in the state of Arkansas.
Opinion02 Dec 2012 16:41 GMT
Despite the nine countries that voted "no" against Palestine in the UN, it is clear the majority of the world disagrees.
by John V. Whitbeck
Middle East30 Nov 2012 16:04 GMT
Overwhelming majority of states vote to give Palestine non-member observer status, despite Israeli and US opposition.
Middle East30 Nov 2012 14:45 GMT
West Bank and Gaza celebrate UN vote, but not everyone is convinced the new status will help Palestine's cause.
Health26 Jun 2011 14:57 GMT
New study says that 347 million adults worldwide have disease, double the number affected by it 1980.
US & Canada17 Dec 2010 22:45 GMT
After the latest failed missile defence tests, critics wonder why the US has spent $100bn on the system.