AFP, PARIS - Water bathed the surface of southern Mars for millions of years, helping to create an environment theoretically capable of nurturing life, according to a new study into the planet's mysterious oceans.

REUTERS, SAN FRANCISCO- Authorities ordered more than 10,000 residents of Paradise, California, to leave their homes on Wednesday as a stubborn wildfire threatened to jump a river and spread into town where a blaze destroyed 74 homes in June.

REUTERS, TOYAKO, Japan - The world's biggest polluters agreed on Wednesday on the need for `deep cuts' in greenhouse gas emissions, but differences between developed and emerging economies kept them from setting specific targets.

Climate change has been the most contentious topic at this year's Group of Eight summit in Japan, which the heads of big emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil were invited to join on the third and final day.

Reuters, Tokyo, Japan- Toilets that take on a life of their own, eco-cars coming sooner than you might think and security on Segways have cast this year's G8 summit in a decidedly green hue.

Reuters, Tokyo, Japan- Prospects that the G8 would reach a meaningful agreement to fight global warming at their annual summit dimmed on Sunday as leaders began arriving in northern Japan with a raft of global problems on their minds.

Reuters, Paris- The European Union geared up on Friday for deep cuts in greenhouse gases as eight ex-communist states sought help in overhauling their infrastructure for a low-carbon future.

Reuters, Sapporo, - Indigenous communities from around the world urged G8 rich nations on Friday to help them participate in global climate change talks, saying they contributed least to but are most affected by global warming.

Reuters, Brussels- The United States must take another step towards a global climate change pact when major industrialized countries meet in Japan next week, the head of the European Union's executive said on Friday.

AFP, PARIS - Flip through a travel brochure, and you're likely to see pictures of sun and sand in Southeast Asia, of luxury lodges in the Serengeti, of scuba diving in the bejewelled coral reefs of the Caribbean, but what the brochure won't reveal is the environmental cost of your trip.

Dark skies, flooding streets and wet feet will have to be suffered until week's end as the drenching weather caused by an active monsoon front is expected to continue countrywide until Saturday, the met office said Tuesday morning, reports bdnews24.com.

Bangladesh Tuesday proposed creating a fund to help SAARC countries adapt to climate change caused by global warming, reports bdnews24.com