Berlusconi's conviction for tax fraud has been definitively upheld, and he will have to serve a sentence.

Campaigners accuse the British GCHQ of selling its spying services to the US.

Global heating is causing various causes of illness and death to spread.

A study finds that hot weather increases violence.

Global heating is likely give people lots of substantial things to fight about. Now we see it is likely to make them start fighting, too.

GMO companies have set up a web site to answer "virtually any question posed by consumers" — except whether the package of food you hold in your hand contains GMOs.