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Spain's economy barely contracted in the second quarter, possibly auguring an end to the country's four-year recession.

For EU consumers, a few black spots can spoil it all.

California’s singing tree frogs face a growing threat from pesticides used on the state’s farms.

Methane emissions, caused by shrinking sea ice in the Arctic, could come with a global price tag of $60 trillion, a new study reveals.

China's manufacturing sector registered yet another drop, sparking concerns over the extended slowdown while giving strength to stimulus hopes.

NASA released its official photos of Earth. The photos were taken from Saturn (by the Cassini spacecraft) and from Mercury (by the Messenger spacecraft).

Cuba says N. Korean ship is carrying sugar, and obsolete rockets and military aircraft on their way to the Asian nation for repairs.

NGOs say Russia blocked a bid to create two huge marine protected areas off the Antarctic the size of India.

According to a recent study using a computer-simulation tool, the Arctic may experience its first ice-free summer as soon as 2054.

Over the next 2,000 years, when the Earth is one full degree warmer, sea levels will be more than 2 meters higher than current levels.

The Inspector in Afghanistan is "concerned": The U.S. DOD built a surge base long after the surge, and it remains unused, unoccupied and unwanted.

Scientists and politicians will meet this week to debate two marine protected areas off Antarctica. Each would be the world’s largest.

Canada Day, also known as "Fête du Canada," is a national holiday marking the country's independence from British rule.

The Indian Ocean, sometimes called the maritime Silk Road, represents the profound linkages between the Middle East and a rising Asia.

A new bird species called the Cambodian Tailorbird (Orthotomus chaktomuk) was discovered on a partially flooded construction site in Cambodia's capital of Phnom Penh.

Obama's visit to Africa this week could spur American economic partnerships in the region, at long last.

Petr Necas, the prime minister of the Czech Republic, was forced to stepped down after the discovery of a political scandal.

The UAE is funding clean energy, but eight new wind turbines in the Seychelles can’t stop the water from rising.

Some say Turkey is an economic powerhouse needed to recharge the EU's economy, but more say it isn't ready.

What do Nicaragua's plans to build a Chinese company-backed transoceanic canal mean for Panama and its historic role in maritime trade?

A new study shows how most of Antarctica’s ice shelves are melting from the underside due to warm ocean waters.