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Third of red-listed species on brink of extinction

03.11.09
A rare tree frog discovered four years ago which lives only in central Panama could soon become extinct, environmental experts warned... more

Pirates and Islamists struggle for control of kidnapped yacht pair

03.11.09
Latest: British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have been at the centre of violent clashes after one faction of the gang wanted to hand them over to Islamic extremists... more

Yacht couple: Pirates stormed boat as we slept

29.10.09
NEW: British hostage tells how he and his wife were captured by pirates as they slept on their boat in the Indian Ocean... more

Pirates' threat to kill Britons and 'burn their bones'

28.10.09
Pirates holding Paul and Rachel Chandler to ransom threaten to kill them and 'burn their bones' if any rescue attempt was made... more

British yacht couple kidnapped by Somali pirates

27.10.09
Pirates are holding a British couple to ransom after storming their yacht in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles... more

Baboon killer AA Gill is despicable, says charity

26.10.09
Food critic AA Gill was attacked by an animal welfare charity after he boasted about shooting a baboon on safari... more

Rwanda genocide arrest

07.10.09
A suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of tens of thousands of people in Rwanda's 1994 genocide has been arrested. Former Rwanda deputy intelligence chief Idelphonse Nizeyimana, 46, was captured in Uganda yesterday and flown to Tanzania for trial at the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. ... more

A cause célèbre that is missing the real target

01.10.09
While what is left of our major armaments industry is put through the wringer, the rest of the world’s defence companies must be chortling ... more

Attorney General to rule on BAE 'bribes'

01.10.09
Attorney General is to be asked to rule on whether the Serious Fraud Office should prosecute arms giant BAE Systems for alleged corruption... more

BAE seeks to pay only ‘tens of millions’ in bribery case

01.10.09
Arms giant BAE Systems is at war with the Serious Fraud Office as the anti-corruption agency seeks fines and penalties running into hundreds of millions of pounds over allegations of widespread bribery ... more

The Crimson Wing shows stunning birds mired in gloop

25.09.09
Matthew Aeberhard’s documentary, The Crimson Wing, traces the yearly gathering of one-and-a-half million flamingos on the shores of Lake Natron in Tanzania... more

Kenya feel it?

23.09.09
Luxury safaris often come at the expense of local communities but some operators are determined to do it the right way. Our travel reporter met up with one still able to offer a genuine wilderness experience... more

Boris Johnson can bargain hard over new US embassy

31.07.09
The negotiations we report today between the Mayor and the US over the new embassy building are important ones for the capital ... more

Water firms wash-out

30.06.09
Ironic isn't it? But on one of the hottest days of the year, the water companies have suddenly found themselves out of favour among stock market investors... more

London architect designs symbol of the Obama era

15.04.09
A London architect has won the contract to design one of the world’s most high-profile new building projects... more

House of the rising runners: Top Kenyan athletes train from a semi in Teddington

06.04.09
It looks like an ordinary suburban house, but behind the front door, sporting legends are being created... more

Cheryl struggles up Kilimanjaro as Ashley spends a night in cells

05.03.09
Ashley Cole was arrested last night after a drunken confrontation with police... more

Michelle and Sarah hold wives' summit

02.03.09
Sarah Brown and Michelle Obama will hold a "Spouses' Summit" in Washington... more

From Bracknell (and Kenya) to the White House: Barack's family visit

02.03.09
These are the first pictures of Barack Obama inside the White House with his British stepmother... more

Pressure grows on BAE over 'bribery'

23.01.09
Defence: Defence giant BAE Systems is back in the dock over alleged corruption and bribery... more

His father would be proud, says stepmother

20.01.09
Barack Obama's stepmother has told how he was "relaxed but emotional" shortly before he took the world stage to be sworn in as America's first black president... more

Guilty: the mastermind who ordered genocide of 800,000 Rwandans

18.12.08
A former army colonel accused of masterminding Rwanda's genocide in 1994 was sentenced to life in prison... more

Health

08.10.08
It’s an issue that can cloud the cheering fact that London is home to some of the most brilliant health care specialists in the world, leaders in their fields. ... more

Dogs behaving badly: Martin Clunes's new show finds man's best friend is still a wolf at heart

14.08.08
From Doc Martin to Dog Martin, the actor discovers man's best friend is, genetically, still 98.8 per cent wolf and investigates whether we are taking a risk in sharing our homes.... more

Why Jude's bed-hopping ways are ruining his career

25.05.08
First Sadie, then Sienna, now Kimberley Stewart. What exactly is Jude Law thinking?... more

Wear pants, don't pee in public and don't hunt the cows - the Masai marathon runners' guide to Britain

02.04.08
Masai warriors running the London Marathon have been warned that dealing with the English is a minefield compared with the perils of hunting lions... more

Sly men and monsters

19.02.08
As the film version of the hit books The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency prepares to hit the screens, we chat to Zimbabwean actor Lucia Msamati.... more

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