United Nations meteorologists said global temperatures this year will be lower than in 2007 due to the cooling effect of the La Nina current in the Pacific.
An outspoken Chinese civil rights activist who dedicated himself to chronicling the plight of other dissidents has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail.
Human rights lobby group, Amnesty International are claiming that China’s human rights record is worsening, in light of the Beijing Olympics to be held there later this year.
Argentina\'s President, Cristina Fernandez said she would not negotiate with striking farmers until they end their protests over rising taxes on major export goods.
United States presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama has challenged his rival Senator Hilary Clinton to release information on her tax returns from 2000 to 2006.
Security forces in the Nepalese capital Katmandu have stopped Tibetan protesters from reaching the UN building as tension sparked by violence in Tibet continues to spread across the region.
The Chinese state media announced more than 100 persons have now turned themselves in to police following anti-China riots in Tibet\'s main city, Lhasa.
Reporters Without Borders want heads of state, heads of government and members of royal families to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics games on August 8.
