Ice World
Warm Antarctic caves harbour secret life: scientists
A secret world of animals and plants -- including unknown species -- may live in warm caves under Antarctica's glaciers, scientists said Friday.
Nukewars
12 pro-Iranian fighters in Syria killed; Iranian-America indicted for spying for Iran
Twelve pro-Iranian fighters have been killed in air strikes of unknown origin in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Sunday, adding that a large number of people were wounded.
War Report
Israeli troops may have raided Syria site
A war monitor said Friday that Israeli forces helicoptered into Syria days ago and destroyed an underground missile production facility built under Iranian supervision, with two US media outlets also reporting the raid.
Nukewars
War of words ratchets up between Kim and Trump
An escalating war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un ratcheted up a notch on Friday as the US president dubbed North Korea's leader a "…
Legacy Reports
‘War’ talk heightens Iran nuclear dispute
France followed up a warning that the Iran nuclear crisis could lead to war by calling on Monday for European sanctions against Tehran.
War Report
War monitor says Israeli strike in Syria’s Golan kills two
A Syria war monitor said an Israeli airstrike on Thursday in Quneitra province in the Syria-controlled Golan Heights killed two people, days after major raids elsewhere in the country.
War Report
War in all its horrors looms large over Venice festival
The roots of war, its harrowing realities and aftermath are explored in a host of offerings at the Venice Film Festival this year, including a remarkable documentary going behind the lines with Russian soldiers.
War Report
War in Ukraine: From invasion to lightning counter-attack
Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine on February 24, sparking the worst conflict in Europe in decades.
Nukewars
War fears at another Ukraine nuclear site
A vast crater several metres deep in empty land strewn with wild grass bears witness to the shelling this week at the Pivdennoukrainskpower plant site in southern Ukraine, the latest sign of nuclear risk in the war-scarred nation.
Superpowers
War could spread beyond Ukraine, warns Poland’s Tusk
Poland's Prime Minister Donald warned on Monday that the war in eastern Ukraine risks spreading if NATO does not toughen its stance quickly.
War Report
War crimes trial in post-WWII Ukraine unveiled at Venice festival
Watching the powerful historical testament to the horrors of war and the depths of human cruelty in "The Kiev Trial" at the Venice Film Festival, it can seem that little has changed.
Solar Daily
Walmart Uses Innovative Thin Film Solar Technology
Walmart will expand its renewable energy efforts through lighter, lower cost thin film solar technology.
Legacy Reports
Wall Street traders try to make sense of topsy-turvy week
At the end of a week that saw global stock markets plunge to dizzying lows and soar to breathtaking heights, shell-shocked traders seem to agree on one thing: they had never seen anything like this before.
Moon Daily
Walking on the Moon in Cologne: Europe’s lunar life simulator
A large, ordinary-looking warehouse in the German city of Cologne is the closest you can get to walking on the Moon -- without leaving Earth.
Legacy Reports
Wal-Mart confident China goods-sourcing stable despite inflation
US retail titan Wal-Mart Wednesday said soaring production and commodity costs would not damage its ability to source goods from China, and it even expected an improvement in the product standards.
Ice World
W. Antarctica’s crumbling ice sheet to redraw global coastline
The fate of the world's coastal regions and the hundreds of millions of people who inhabit them depend on a block of ice atop West Antarctica on track to lift global oceans by at least three metres.