The last of the 26 graft suspects being tried for receiving millions of rupiahs in the appointment of a senior central bank official has been convicted and sentenced to 17 months in jail, the Jakarta ...

The wife of an Indonesian legislator and retired police general accused of bribing lawmakers will face her first trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Friday, the Jakarta Post reported, citing the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump, who once described climate change as a "hoax", has said he will take the United States out of the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change and support greater use of ...

How will the world curb the financial risks of climate change, from stronger hurricanes to worsening drought? Insurance may play a key role ...

As climate 'tipping points' near, scientists plan for the unthinkable Roe v Wade: Which US states are banning abortion? Vanuatu breaks ground with 'loss and damage' in climate plan What will new ...

"Nutrient mining reduces yields, leading to food insecurity not only in rural, but also in urban areas as [lower crop surpluses] will have an impact in the cities, and prices will increase," said Piet ...

Mali's Tuareg-led rebels signed a preliminary peace agreement with the government on Thursday as a gesture of "good faith" to end decades of separatist fighting, but wanted more guarantees before ...

The European Union was weighing up a compromise over migration policy on Tuesday that would extend its patrols in the Mediterranean but without vessels to save people in the sea after Italy said it ...

Web Summit conference hears plans by Danish architecture firm BIG and Chinese tech company Terminus to build an AI-run city in Chongqing Dec 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From robots delivering ...

TBILISI, May 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Coronavirus lockdowns mean poor people without internet access are being further marginalised, researchers and rights groups said on Tuesday, urging ...

As energy demand grows, with much of it still met from fossil fuels, emissions from building operations hit an all-time high in 2019 ROME, Dec 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Planet-warming carbon ...

In the dead of night, as wild animals howled nearby, Syrian migrant Aras Mahmoud clung to his children as they slept on damp grass in the Bulgarian mountains en route to Serbia, praying that his ...