Bonn, Germany  - Demonstrators picketed a major international conference in the former West German capital Bonn as nations began talks on Monday on how to stop the ongoing destruction of nature.

Washington, May 19: A group of international scientists have found a way to distinguish just how much of ancient carbon, which is stored in huge amounts in soil, is being lost to the atmosphere as

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New York  - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon plans to travel this week to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar to push for speedier relief efforts, which continue to move slowly since the May 2 storm.

Islamabad  - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Sunday reiterated that the new coalition government stands by the country's pledge to fight terrorism, "the biggest treat to the world."

"Our government is committed to fight terrorism and extremism; it is against the humanity and it's against the world," said Gilani as he and US President George W Bush jointly addressed reporters at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

The two leaders held their first meeting Sunday morning on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East.