Methane found in frozen water may be either the wonder fuel of the future, or another potent greenhouse gas.

Conservationists are concerned that a planned development next to a protected mangrove forest will threaten the survival of endangered species there.

The police have introduced a batch of electrical vehicles they say will help them to patrol narrow and crowded areas not easily reached by cars.

Authorities are making another attempt to salvage the wreckage of the White Whale ship that sunk off the coast of Umm Al Quwain several months ago.

An official from the Ministry of Environment and Water, the agency responsible for animal welfare in UAE, takes custody of the baby lion after a local resident posted its photos on Twitter.

The UAE has finally lost the world title it never wanted – the most environmentally wasteful country on the planet.

US patent sought for machine that can be installed at the end of a rubbish chute to help separate recyclable materials and general waste.

Dubai Municipality says it had safety measures in place and a well-equipped emergency response team, even though the fire burnt for two days before it was extinguished.

A new system designed to reduce the risk of fires at landfills will begin operating next month in Dubai's Al Qusais area.

Senior strategist for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, Steve Schmidt, talks to The National during an NYUAD Institute event. Video by Paul O'Driscoll

A lawmaker says delays in publishing laws in the official gazette are slowing down their implementation.

The new deputy prime minister of Libya discusses his concerns as the fledgling government moves forward.

FNC members prepare to ask questions of ministers.

FNC members are planning a phone hotline and social media channels for Emiratis to resolve any grievances with the Government.

Voters in Abu Dhabi express enthusiasm and pride after casting their votes in the FNC elections.

In a confident start to the legislative chapter, FNC members summoned the Minister of Environment and Water to answer questions about a ship that sank off Umm al Qaiwain, and the Minister of Health will be asked for an update on establishing a federal health authority.

The Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari was recovering from a heart condition in a Dubai hospital, but officials around him were tight-lipped about how long he would remain there.

Campaigning will run from September 4 to 21, with an election on September 24.

Consumers in Bahrain have started taking sides in a political conflict, boycotting enterprises frequented by or owned by one side or another.

State TV showed footage of damaged buildings, smoldering cars, and trucks turned upside down. Debris filled a street that was stained with blood.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, ended a two-day visit to India with an announcement of a task force to find new opportunities for investment between the two countries.

Abu Dhabi's crown prince joins regal crowd for celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's diamon jubilee luncheon in London.

As 13 vie for president in Egyptian election, endorsements could help consolidate votes.

The Turkish government and authorities in the Turkish part of Cyprus sent separate protest notes to Israeli officials because of reported airspace violation by Israel.

A bomb threat forced Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to evacuate 157 passengers and 10 crew from an Airbus preparing to take off for Dubai, officials said.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been unceremoniously shut out of the nuclear negotiaton process by Iran¿s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

One person was killed and seven were wounded in fresh sectarian clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian districts in the north Lebanon port city of Tripoli, a security official said.

ROME, TRIVANDIRUM - Rome has recalled its ambassador to New Delhi over the detention of two Italian marines who allegedly shot dead two Indian fisherman they mistook for pirates, Italy's foreign ministry said on Friday.

KOLKATA - Many women saw themselves in her. Trinamool Congress firebrand Mamata Banerjee, always clad in a simple cotton sari and slippers, gave rise to huge hopes when she took charge of West Bengal a year ago.

ISLAMABAD - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Pakistan next week in an apparent mediatory bid to reduce political tension between two main political parties in the country.

ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has formally initiated an inquiry against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership in a money laundering case referred to it by Interior Minister Rehman Malik.

AHMEDABAD - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a high-level inquiry into the allegations of land-grabbing against the Governor of BJP-ruled Gujarat and said that Dr Kamla should be recalled with immediate effect.

AHMEDABAD - The unfathomable chasm between the Gujarat governor and the chief minister after the recent row over the appointment a Lok Ayukta (anti-graft ombudsman) could deepen further with Dr Kamla sending back two important bills passed by the state legislative assembly only two months ago.

Narendra Modi seems to be a worried man these days. The Gujarat chief minister who has promised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command to capture a record-breaking 151 of the 182 seats in the assembly polls in December may not be able to keep his word.

AHMEDABAD - In what doctors say is a rare case, a poverty-stricken mother of two who had agreed to turn a surrogate mother for an American couple for a fee of Rs300,000 died of pregnancy-related complications after delivering a premature child.

KARACHI - More than 80 people have died in Karachi so far this month as at least 15 more people, including two policemen, were killed in different areas of Karachi in the past 24 hours, ambulance and hospital said.

Millions of people in the US and Asia will be able to watch the sun turn into a 'ring of fire' this weekend.

UN members on Thursday took their first steps in a marathon to negotiate a new global pact by 2015 that for the first time will place rich and poor under a common legal regime to tackle climate change.

China's consumption of plastic could grow by up to 7 percent this year after stalling in 2011, but the rebound will not be enough to melt a regional supply glut that will curb the output of plastic manufacturers and pressure the petrochemical market.

A new round of global climate talks opened in Bonn on Monday with rich and poor countries squaring off over greenhouse gas reduction targets to halt the pace of planet warming.

Severe drought gripping northeastern Brazil - the worst in a half-century - is taking its toll on more than 1,100 towns, even triggering fighting in rural areas, local media reported Sunday.

Scientists from 15 countries are calling for a better political response to the provision of water and energy to meet the challenge of feeding a world of 9 billion people within 30 years.

Scientists have punched holes in Antarctic's viability by refuting the prevalent assumption that its Weddell Sea ice shelves would remain impervious to global warming due to the sea's peripheral location.

Tiny Pacific nations which are most at threat from rising seas have vowed to dump diesel and other dirty expensive fuels blamed for causing global warming and replace them with clean sources.

Scientists have punched holes in Antarctic's viability by refuting the prevalent assumption that its Weddell Sea ice shelves would remain impervious to global warming due to the sea's peripheral location.