Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to use the announcement to elevate the United Kingdom's environmental credentials after he sacked the head of a Glasgow UN Climate Change ...
![Famous for making major contributions to point-of-care medical testing and biotechnology. [greenprophet]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/hayat-sindi-pop-tech-560x373.jpg?itok=txPy7c_x "Famous for making major contributions to point-of-care medical testing and biotechnology. [greenprophet]")
![King Abdullah II urged the international community to support Jordan in its efforts in the Syrian crisis. [ammonnews]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/jordan/abdullah.jpg?itok=aWkhZym5 "King Abdullah II urged the international community to support Jordan in its efforts in the Syrian crisis. [ammonnews]")
![In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. government has increasingly deployed unmanned drones in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. [globalexchange]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/pakistan/Drone.jpg?itok=a3yGzbOh "In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. government has increasingly deployed unmanned drones in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. [globalexchange]")
![Lakhdar Brahimi is an Algerian United Nations envoy and adviser, and since August 2012. [guim.co]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria/Lakhdar-Brahimi-009.jpg?itok=2laOWXZq "Lakhdar Brahimi is an Algerian United Nations envoy and adviser, and since August 2012. [guim.co]")
![UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi attends a press conference in the Syrian capital Damascus on November 1, 2013 prior to his visit to Lebanon. [/AFP/Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/186528218.jpg?itok=o2IYxmKN "UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi attends a press conference in the Syrian capital Damascus on November 1, 2013 prior to his visit to Lebanon. [/AFP/Getty Images]")
![After inspecting 21 out of the 23 chemical production facilities, OPCW announced in a statement that it "is satisfied [it] has verified, and seen destroyed, all declared critical production/mixing/filling equipment [in Syria]" (EPA)](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/article-2449850-189BB67A00000578-502_634x338.jpg?itok=S8fQsmQf "After inspecting 21 out of the 23 chemical production facilities, OPCW announced in a statement that it \"is satisfied [it] has verified, and seen destroyed, all declared critical production/mixing/filling equipment [in Syria]\" (EPA)")
