The Russian area on fire has decreased by 8,000 hectares and is now 56,200 hectares, the Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday.

// Aug. 14, 2010 - 07:04 GMT

Severe thunderstorms and stormy winds battered the western regions of Austria on Saturday, Austrian media reported.

// Aug. 14, 2010 - 06:07 GMT

China will mourn the victims of a severe mudslide in its northwestern Gansu Province on August 15, local media reported on Saturday.

// Aug. 14, 2010 - 05:31 GMT

The poor ecological situation in Moscow will remain unchanged due to the continuing heat wave and ongoing southeast winds bringing peat bog smog into the city, a statement published on the Meteonovosti weather forecast website said on Monday.

// Aug. 09, 2010 - 06:08 GMT

Russiaâ™s emergency services have begun extinguishing round-the-clock wildfires raging near Moscow that have seen the city shrouded in thick, toxic smog for a second day. </p>

// Aug. 07, 2010 - 08:48 GMT

The US State Department has warned Americans to “carefully consider” the risks involved in travel to parts of Russia, as heavy smog continues to grip Moscow and wildfires rage.

// Aug. 07, 2010 - 04:35 GMT

Russia's northern most active volcano is churning out ash to a height of 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) in the country's Far East.

// Jun. 17, 2010 - 03:34 GMT

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued on Saturday a tsunami watch for India following a powerful earthquake in the Indian Ocean.

// Jun. 12, 2010 - 22:14 GMT

Eurasia's highest volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East has shown again signs of intensified activity throwing clouds of smoke and ash into the air to a height of 2.5 kilometers.

// Jun. 07, 2010 - 02:22 GMT

At least 13 people were killed and 11 went missing as Agatha, the first named storm of this year's hurricane season in Eastern Pacific, lashed the coast of Guatemala and Salvador, local media reported on Sunday.

// May. 30, 2010 - 03:20 GMT