Recent News Headlines : Kigali - Rwanda
EAST AFRICA TO TRACK TRUCKS FROM MOMBASA PORT TO STOP THEFT
East African customs authorities have adopted an electronic system to track lorries travelling between Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda to speed up journeys... READ MORE›
SHE WAS A STAR GOALKEEPER BUT SHE DIED AS YET ANOTHER DROWNED MIGRANT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
KIGALI, RWANDA -- Around 4,000 people have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean this year trying to get to Europe, the highest number in recorded history... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 239 MIGRANTS BELIEVED DROWNED IN MEDITERRANEAN UN SAYS
Survivor accounts suggest that two crowded boats broke up just off the Libyan coast Wednesday, said Carlotta Sami, spokeswoman for the U.N... READ MORE›
'NEW ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE': CARBON DIOXIDE AT RECORD LEVELS, UN WARNS
But it will also make history as marking a new era of climate change reality with record high greenhouse gas concentrations, he added in a statement... READ MORE›
US SENATE COULD BLOCK LANDMARK HFC CLIMATE TREATY, LEGAL EXPERTS WARN
Countries and companies often complied with the agreement by switching to HFCs, which are safe for the ozone layer but contribute to global warming... READ MORE›
NATIONS FIGHTING POWERFUL REFRIGERANT THAT WARMS PLANET REACH LANDMARK DEAL
The talks in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, did not draw the same spotlight as the climate change accord forged in Paris last year... READ MORE›
KERRY IN SWITZERLAND FOR TALKS ABOUT SYRIA
Secretary of State John F. Kerry arrived Friday morning in Lausanne for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, though no breakthrough is expected... READ MORE›
THE WORLD JUST TOOK ANOTHER HUGE STEP FORWARD ON FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE
U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry delivers a speech at the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Kigali, Rwanda... READ MORE›
AT RWANDA MEET, NATIONS REACH AGREEMENT ON REDUCING HFCS, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SAY
Environmental groups called this meeting the first real test of global will after the historic Paris Agreement to cut carbon emissions was reached last year... READ MORE›
MOURNING THAILAND ASKS TO MOVE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
Football Federation Australia is currently awaiting official notification from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation on the status of the ..... READ MORE›
NATIONS SEEK DEAL TO REDUCE HFCS; COULD DENT GLOBAL WARMING
HFCs don't harm the ozone layer like chlorofluorocarbons and similar gases that were eliminated under the 1987 Montreal Protocol... READ MORE›