The Independent
'Too late to avoid global warming,' say scientists
19 Eylül 2007
A rise of two degrees centigrade in global temperatures – the point considered to be the threshold for catastrophic climate change which...
Outrage in Greece over secret plan to develop land in region ravaged by fires
19 Eylül 2007
The Greek government is facing a major embarrassment within days of its re-election after it gave property developers the green light to...
Baghdad revealed as bank robbery capital of the world
19 Eylül 2007
The attack had been planned with military precision. Twelve men, masked and carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles stormed into the al-Sanik...
Rising petrol prices could force obese Americans to hit the street
13 Eylül 2007
For overweight Americans relief is on the way, in the shape of ever-higher petrol prices. Getting out the car to drive downtown for a...
Al-Jazeera man 'close to death' at Guantanamo Bay
13 Eylül 2007
An al-Jazeera journalist captured in Afghanistan six years ago and sent to Guantanamo Bay is close to becoming the fifth detainee at the US...
The 'proxy war': UK troops are sent to Iranian border
12 Eylül 2007
British soldiers return to action as tensions between US and Iran grow. By Kim Sengupta
Protect the polar bear, save the planet
10 Eylül 2007
The polar bear is under threat. In recent months the photogenic creature has become a symbol of the dangers posed by global warming
New link between E-numbers and hyperactivity
6 Eylül 2007
Additives in sweets and soft drinks made by multinational companies have been found to cause hyperactivity in children, prompting renewed...
Killer mosquito virus arrives in Europe
6 Eylül 2007
A tropical virus that has caused severe illness and widespread panic on the islands of the Indian Ocean has become established in Europe...
More 'megafires' to come, say scientists
3 Eylül 2007
Fires of unprecedented ferocity are sweeping around the world, fuelled by global warming and misguided environmentalism.
Expert View: Fields full of willows as power stations switch to energy crops
3 Eylül 2007
Most UK coal-fired power stations have announced plans to burn more energy crops such as willow chippings in their boilers. Recent changes...
US surge sees 600,000 more Iraqis abandon home
27 Ağustos 2007
The scale of the human disaster in the Iraq war has become clearer from statistics collected by two humanitarian groups that reveal the...
Iraq: The Vanishing Coalition
24 Ağustos 2007
President Bush Invokes Vietnam As Splits Emerge With Iraq Allies. By Leonard Doyle & Kim Sengupta
Uneven distribution of borrowing is the real problem
24 Ağustos 2007
The numbers are awesome. Total household debt of an estimated £1.34 trillion (£1,340 billion, or £1,340,000,000,000) ought to be enough to...
For the first time, Britons' personal debt exceeds Britain's GDP
24 Ağustos 2007
Another worrying milestone on a nation's journey deeper into debt. By Martin Hickman
Global Warning: Brutal lessons from an Antarctic summer
24 Ağustos 2007
What can dying penguins tell us about the future of the planet? Meredith Hooper spent a 'ferocious' summer in Antarctica and discovered a...
Howard attacked for links to secret Christian sect the Brethren
24 Ağustos 2007
They describe themselves as "a Christian fellowship based on the Holy Scriptures", but others call them a sect, and they have meddled in...
Heathrow protest reaches its climax as peaceful protest turns to clashes with riot police
21 Ağustos 2007
Geoff Lamb had to shout to be heard over the ever-present drone of the police helicopter yesterday afternoon. The 63-year-old former...
US food aid is 'wrecking' Africa, claims charity
20 Ağustos 2007
Critics of US food aid subsidies say they help cause obesity among Americans and starvation among Africans. By Leonard Doyle
Grow potatoes not rice, China's farmers are told
15 Ağustos 2007
As drought continues to wreak havoc on China's farmland, agriculture experts are considering moving away from the traditional staple food -...
Israel rejects calls to end isolation of Hamas
15 Ağustos 2007
Israel attempted to damp down calls for moves to end the isolation of Hamas yesterday by warning that it would be a "huge mistake" to try...
Monsoon flooding spreads west across India and Pakistan
13 Ağustos 2007
Torrential monsoon rains that have killed more than 2,000 people in north-east India, Bangladesh and Nepal in recent weeks are now...
Mineral war begins as Russians plant flag 2½ miles beneath pole
3 Ağustos 2007
Russia planted a rust-proof titanium flag on the seabed beneath the North Pole yesterday, marking the start of a new global struggle to...
Giant toxic cloud may bring flood and droughts to two billion people
3 Ağustos 2007
They call it the Asian Brown Cloud. Anyone who has flown over South Asia has seen it – a vast blanket of smog that covers much of the...
