26 January 2012 (AP) – Thailand's revered national symbol, the elephant, may face a new threat of extinction: being poached not just for their tusks, but for their meat. Two wild elephants were found slaughtered last month in a national...
By the CNN Wire StaffAugust 22, 2010 9:13 a.m. EDT Multan, Pakistan (CNN) -- After weeks of massive flooding that killed at least 1,539 people, water is finally receding in parts of the country. But for the millions of survivors,...
By Stephen Leahy11 March 2013 UXBRIDGE, Canada (IPS) – “Canada is not a country, it’s winter,” Canadians say with pride. But the nation’s long, fearsome winters will live only in memory and song for Canadian children born this decade. Winters...