Solange Mougin

While the focus still remains containing the forest fires blazing through the Gironde department, the challenge of rebuilding and replanting has already begun. And it is likely to be a costly one coming…

Authorities say that the fires in the Gironde have been stabilised but is not entirely out yet. The French interior minister says some 40 thousand hectares went up in smoke.

Japanese media is reporting that there are a number of casualties following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Japan.

While the fire in the southwest of France in the Gironde department remains stabilised, officials are on edge today, as scorching temperatures hit France again.

Some 1,500 French soldiers have been deployed to help combat the Gironde fire. A team of France Television reporters was granted permission to embed

France's wildfire risk remains "extremely high" despite a slight improvement in weather conditions, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on

Nuclear power is often touted as a solution to global warming. It comes with risks, but creates energy without the same greenhouse gas emissions as coal or gas plants.

Between the U-turns, the posturing, the denials and the flexing of military might, it's hard to know exactly where negotiations between the US and Iran are actually at - if they have gone anywhere.

In the United States, Michigan Democrats are heading to the polls for a Senate Primary. the local election has taken on national - and international - interest though, as it has become a proxy fight…

After tens of thousands rushed on the Spanish border at Ceuta, authorities say that 70,000 have since returned to Morocco.