Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the past weeks, many parts of Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) well over 400 – a level considered “severe” under ...

Levels of pollution have soared past the levels considered hazardous by the World Health Organisation, as dense smog hangs over Beijing and 30 other cities in northern and eastern China. As Beijing ...

BEIJING (AP) — When Dong Yingli first opened her east Beijing meat skewers restaurant six years ago, her chefs cooked the lamb, chicken hearts and assorted treats over an uncovered grill, with giant ...

Reporting from BeijingReporting from Beijing — On Tuesday morning, the phone at Torana Clean Air Center was ringing off the hook. As China’s capital woke up to its first-ever “red alert” for smog, the ...

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing’s skyscrapers receded into a dense gray smog today as the capital saw the season’s first wave of extremely dangerous pollution, with the concentration of toxic small particles ...

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has no qualms about dreaming big. Projects from his studio include rechargeable, glow-in-the-dark road markings, a dance floor that generates electricity from the ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing was bracing for four days of choking smog starting on Saturday, but residents said the haze was less severe than forecast, with some questioning why the ...

During the 2008 Olympics, there was hope. The prospect of China’s coming-out party being swathed in a choking haze prompted Beijing to take major steps to clean up its notoriously bad air: moving ...