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Give back while you travel by participating in one of the thousands of voluntourism trips around the globe.

If polar bears had any clue of the scale of speculation about the extinction threat they are facing due to climate change, they would have probably said "you're kidding, right?"

Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted in Sicily over the weekend, shooting flames into the air, sending lava gushing down its slopes, and causing concerns about air travel at a nearby airport.

One of the world's most active volcanoes, Sicily's Mount Etna erupted over the weekend, spewing flames into the air, sending lava rushing down its slopes, and raising concerns about air travel at a nearby airport.

"Mystic River" author Dennis Lehane attributes the success of his books on the silver screen to his characters, which he says attract the attention of good actors.

Cool photos of Arctic adventure

The International Whaling Commission's annual meeting ended with pro-whaling nations walking out to block a vote on establishing a whale sanctuary, exposing the Orca-sized gulf underlying the whaling talks.

According to a research published online on July 10 in the journal Natural Geoscience, an ancient 56 million-year-old landscape has been found submerged beneath the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Orkney-Shetland Islands and is being likened to the mysterious lost city of Atlantis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Italy must demonstrate it is undertaking the budget reforms required to restore confidence in the euro zone, and she was confident that it would do so.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost a financial lifeline. Since December, bans by the world's major credit card networks, it has been difficult for supporters of the controversial whistleblower to send him donations. But this week, WikiLeaks gained a brief respite with the unwitting help of an Icelandic bank.

A WikiLeaks partner found a new bank to accept Visa and MasterCard donations this week, but the respite from the card networks' months-long embargo was only temporary, because the bank shut down the payments within hours, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The world's largest association of economists is considering ethics guidelines after outrage about undisclosed conflicts of interest, but only a handful of its 18,000 members have bothered to offer any input.

A man who had a cancer-stricken windpipe can now anticipate a normal life expectancy after doctors replaced that windpipe with a lab-made organ freeing him of the cancer.

Scientists are prophesying that Hekla, one of Iceland’s most famous volcanoes, might be in a stage to erupt soon.

Scientists in Iceland warn that the country’s most feared volcano could erupt at any time.

Greece is trading austerity measures for bailout loans from Europe. Loans, however, aren't worth the price of bondage.

Emerging market debt issuance has soared in the first six months of 2011, driven by heavy corporate bond volumes and flying in the face of debt problems in the developed world, but risk aversion may erode demand in the second half.

Emerging market debt issuance has soared in the first six months of 2011, driven by heavy corporate bond volumes and flying in the face of debt problems in the developed world, but risk aversion may erode demand in the second half.

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal will join Bear Grylls on the Discovery Channel survival show Man vs. Wild, also known as Born Survivor: Bear Grylls or Ultimate Survival, Entertainment Weekly reports.

A 'Global Revolution' may come to your city this weekend as citizens of every nation are asked to 'Take to the Square' on Sunday, June 19.

The moon often changes colors during a solar eclipse, but witnesses saw a spectacular red across the moon during yesterday's eclipse. What's the reason?