Cairo tries to escape life under a black cloud (AFP via Yahoo! News) Ranked one of the most polluted cities in the world, Cairo is once again under the shadow of a highly toxic black cloud which mysteriously settles above the huge city every autumn. [News Source]

World’s coal dependency hits environment (AP via Yahoo! News) It takes five to 10 days for the pollution from China's coal-fired plants to make its way to the United States, like a slow-moving storm. [News Source]

Coal’s other victim: China’s history (AP via Yahoo! News) A few years back, the Leshan Giant Buddha started to weep. [News Source]

World’s coal dependency hits environment (AP via Yahoo! News) It takes five to 10 days for the pollution from China's coal-fired plants to make its way to the United States, like a slow-moving storm. [News Source]

Zap! Pow! Batman hit by Hong Kong pollution (AFP via Yahoo! News) Batman might cut a superhuman figure as he fights off evil-doers to save the world, but Hong Kong's polluted harbour is, apparently, one death-defying stunt too far. [News Source]

Cairo tries to escape life under a black cloud (AFP via Yahoo! News) Ranked one of the most polluted cities in the world, Cairo is once again under the shadow of a highly toxic black cloud which mysteriously settles above the huge city every autumn. [News Source]

Zap! Pow! Batman hit by Hong Kong pollution (AFP via Yahoo! News) Batman might cut a superhuman figure as he fights off evil-doers to save the world, but Hong Kong's polluted harbour is, apparently, one death-defying stunt too far. [News Source]

Beijing to clamp new emission norms in January (IANS via Yahoo! India News) Beijing, Nov 4 (Xinhua) Beijing will introduce tougher auto emission standards at the beginning of next year, as air pollution has become a major concern for the city in the preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. [News Source]