Natural disasters have quadrupled in two decades: study
More than four times the number of natural disasters are occurring now than did two decades ago, British charity Oxfam said in a study Sunday that largely blamed global warming

Science adviser urges GM rethink
The UK government's chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, is to call for a rethink on GM crops in his farewell speech before leaving his post.

Syria blocks Facebook in Internet crackdown
Syrian users of Facebook said on Friday the authorities had blocked access to the social network Web site as part of a crackdown on political activism on the Internet
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Nazi hunt' launched in S America
A "final effort" is under way in South America to
track down and prosecute ex-Nazi war criminals before
they die.

Mexico funds will protect butterflies
President Felipe Calderon unveiled a sweeping plan
Sunday to curb logging and protect millions of monarch
butterflies that migrate to the mountains of central
Mexico each winter, covering trees and bushes and
attracting visitors from around the world.

Smoking increases 'baldness risk'
Scientists have discovered another downside to
smoking: it may increase the risk of baldness for some
men.