CAPETOWN – A pair of African penguins glide over the water while a pod of dolphins approach in the background.

LONDON – Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations’ Environment Programme report said on Monday.

Pakistani and Indian chefs in Dubai share with Gulf News the unique interpretations that biryani enjoys in their countries.

A Canadian singer surprises his fiancee with a love song and a marriage proposal at Dubai Festival City.

Philippine football team Azkals set up a training camp in Dubai as part of a plan to develop a deep pool of talent.

Check out the nifty gadgets as GNTV tours the 2012 Big Boys Toys exhibition held at the Atlantis hotel in Dubai.

SHANGHAI – Environmental accidents are on the rise in China, mainly due to chemicals industry-related traffic and industrial mishaps, and the costs of such damage to the economy are rising.

WASHINGTON – The first new US nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in the southern state of Georgia.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Thursday recognized two US teens as International Forest Heroes for their efforts to cut the use of Southeast Asia palm oil, production of which is linked to rainforest destruction.

LONDON- People in cities can grow enough of lettuce, beans and tomatoes for consumption by utilising roof tops of the building they stay in.