KABUL: A rare Afghan marsh that was once a royal hunting ground is set to come under the official…

WASHINGTON: More than one in 10 people worldwide are now obese and 2.2 billion are believed to be overweight,…

WASHINGTON: Peat bogs in tropical forests, long key outlets for greenhouse gases, could dry up due to farming and…

PARIS: Islands and populated coastal areas are the world’s “hotspots” for invasive species, which can upend entire ecosystems and…

LOS ANGELES: Adam West, the actor whose seven-decade career was defined by his role in the 1960s television series “Batman,”…

THE HAGUE: Plastic that is dumped in rivers and then ends up in the world’s oceans is one of the…

MEXICO CITY: Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto agreed Wednesday to increase efforts to save the vaquita…

PARIS: Even moderate drinking is linked to brain damage and a slight decline in mental skills, according to a…