On the 3rd anniversary of 9/11, the remaining international aid agencies in Iraq are considering pulling out of the country after the kidnapping of four humanitarian workers.
10 September, 2004 - 01:00
2,000 to 3,000 delegates representing governments, local authorities, NGOs and other experts will take part in discussions on urban issues from around the world.
10 September, 2004 - 01:00
The WWF's call for tougher rules comes one month before the United Nations CITES agency meets in Bangkok to approve limits in trade in well-known endangered species.
10 September, 2004 - 01:00
Scientists from Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire and the University of Southampton have identified plutonium from 1950s US nuclear tests in British soil.
10 September, 2004 - 01:00
However, Sudan claims that the US is using a humanitarian problem for its own political purposes.
27 August, 2004 - 01:00
US agents have raided five homes across America as part of the first federal criminal copyright action taken against file-sharing networks.
27 August, 2004 - 01:00
Human Rights Watch say the Chilean Supreme Court's decision to deny Augusto Pinochet immunity from prosecution for past human rights violations is an important victory for accountability.
20 August, 2004 - 01:00
Dust storms from the Sahara have increased tenfold in 50 years, contributing to climate change, threatening human health and destroying coral reefs thousands of miles away.
20 August, 2004 - 01:00
An international research team made the drug after studying the chemical constituents of artemisinin, an ancient herbal remedy derived from wormwood.
20 August, 2004 - 01:00
Tony Blair has abandoned plans to invite Iraqi leader Iyad Allawi to address the Labour party conference.