Afghanistan under pressure to enact anti-narcotics plan
WHO bans smoking in indoor workplaces
Lung cancer scars people affected by dust after 9/11
South Pacific nations agree to stop bottom trawling
Uzbek farmers face criminal charges for not growing cotton, wheat
Ecuador decides to forgo tapping major oil fields, seeks compensation
South Asia
Giant tunnel to save Thames from sewage
South Asia
Ecuador's foot-and-mouth outbreak affects meat and dairy exports
Thailand issues generic drug licences
Women have a greater risk of contracting avian flu
South Asia
Highest in 650,000 years
European Commission sets up fund for green projects
Alert over toxic baby bottles
Guinea charges fuel, subsidizes food
Garbage collectors protest in Nicaragua
Croatia suspends control over fishing zone
Brazil encouraging flex-fuel vehicles
South Asia
Global seed vault opens
Agitation over forestland
FEMA admits high formaldehyde levels in travel trailers
Russia sets rules for carbon credits