Italy is likely to register a strong protest vote against belt-tightening on Monday in local elections that will provide a fresh snapshot of Europe's changing political landscape a year ahead of a ...

Exxon Mobil Corp will pay ${esc.dollar}25 million as part of a settlement to clean up a decades-old oil spill in New York City, the state's attorney general said on Wednesday. The settlement, filed ...

Reducing methane emissions is crucial to fighting climate change. The invisible gas traps over 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide—and we're emitting more than we thought. The greatest potential ...

Under fire in Syria where rebels say government forces have launched an offensive to capture Qusair, which is strategically located on a weapons smuggling route between Homs and Lebanon. Rebels took ...