Anti-government demonstrations have erupted in several areas across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week.
Europe's urgent push to reduce energy consumption is prompting changes to daily life, as nations look for ways to get by with less heat and less use of electricity.
The death toll from a gas station explosion that shattered a small village in northwest Ireland rose to 10 on Saturday, as emergency workers combed through piles of rubble for people who are still missing.
Birds are all around us, every day, and they play a crucial role in the health of our planet. But in the past 50 years nearly three billion birds have disappeared across North America and the European Union alone. And experts are worried that it could be a bigger sign about the health of our ecosystems.
