Germany's No.2 utility RWE is preparing to sue for millions of euros of damages after a federal court confirmed th…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has raised a further 350 million euros ($477.9 million) on its Climate Awareness Bo…

An endangered female leopard put in a cage to breed was killed by her potential mate, who a day later remained on publ…

West Africa's lions, which once prowled across the region in their tens of thousands, are close to extinction as f…

In an escalation of the auto industry's war of words over future green technologies, a senior Toyota Motor Corp ex…

Danish pension funds and the government will invest in a state fund to finance projects to fight climate change in de…

China's commercial capital, Shanghai, introduced emergency measures to tackle air pollution on Wednesday, allowing…

An endangered female leopard put in a cage to breed was killed by her potential mate, who a day later remained on publ…

West Virginia's top law enforcement officer on Wednesday vowed a full investigation of a chemical spill that conta…

A year after agreeing to a multi-billion dollar settlement with victims of the 2010 Gulf oil spill, BP is aggressively…

Institutional investors managing trillions of dollars should shift their portfolios away from fossil fuel investments …

Large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay watershed poses serious risks to salmon and native cultures in this pristine cor…

An American oceanographer who helped write an international report on climate change has condensed several of its key …

An ambitious trade pact being negotiated among Pacific Rim nations so far fails to properly protect endangered species…

Australia can expect even longer and hotter heat waves than the one now scorching wide swathes of the country, a clim…

Online emissons figures reported by most coal-fired power plants and factories in China surpassed government limits, …

West Virginia officials said Thursday they have lifted a ban on drinking tap water for two-thirds of the customers aff…

Beijing's mayor pledged on Thursday to cut coal use by 2.6 million tonnes and set aside 15 billion yuan ($2.4 bill…

A fast-moving California wildfire, started accidentally by three campers, roared out of control in foothills above Los…

The first in a list of ageing celebrities accused of sexually abusing young fans over many years went on trial on Tues…

Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will each perform at the Grammy Awards this month where the pair will ac…

London has a new theatre lit entirely by candles, transporting audiences back 400 years to the kind of performances se…

The film "12 Years a Slave" took the coveted Golden Globe for best drama and "American Hustle" won…

A police search of teen pop star Justin Bieber's California home on Tuesday in a vandalism case linked to the sing…

A police search of teen pop star Justin Bieber's California home on Tuesday in a vandalism case linked to the sing…

A group of U.S. senators is taking the Golden Globes to task for showing celebrities puffing on electronic cigarettes …

Cancer became the inescapable loss lurking in the background of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' latest album, &q…

A Filipina caregiver, once part of a faceless crowd of foreign workers who tend to Israel's infirm and elderly, ha…

Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas says his main philanthropic cause - nuclear disarmament - is not exactly the kind …

Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will each perform at the Grammy Awards this month where the pair will ac…

Director Steven Spielberg on Wednesday dethroned media mogul Oprah Winfrey as the most influential celebrity in the Un…

The Adam Sandler comedy "Grown Ups 2" dominated the Razzie Awards on Wednesday with eight nominations, inclu…

The soundtrack to the Walt Disney Co. animated film "Frozen" topped the weekly Billboard 200 album chart on …

The 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards, the Oscars of Bollywood's yearly $7.8 billion industry, will be…

The insurers of Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" London comeback concerts on Wednesday have sett…

Since the early days of film, music has gone hand in hand with movies, but a new crop of filmmakers is using music to …