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Friends pay tribute to retired British couple murdered in Kenya

26.10.09
Friends of two pensioners who were reportedly murdered in Kenya paid tribute to a 'lovely couple'... more

Leading al Qaeda fighter killed in US helicopter attack

15.09.09
American forces are believed to have killed a top al Qaeda suspect in a helicopter raid on a Somalian village... more

Defiant pirates fire on US ship

15.04.09
Somali pirates shot at a ship in a brazen daylight attack off Mombasa in an apparent show of defiance... more

US sends warship to save captain

09.04.09
A US Navy warship arrived off the coast of Somalia as negotiations began to rescue the captain of an American cargo ship who was seized by Somali pirates... more

Cost of cuppa soars after poor harvests

31.03.09
The price of a cup of tea has soared to a 10-year high because of poor harvests and the weak pound... more

Will Obama forgive Britain for his grandfather’s torture?

16.01.09
The President-elect is known to have been deeply hurt by the treatment of his relative during Kenya’s Mau Mau rebellion. It could yet impact on the UK’s ‘special relationship’ with the US... more

Jet-ski killed policewoman

14.01.09
A Met policewoman was crushed to death after falling from her jet-ski on holiday in Kenya, an inquest heard... more

Britons on board tanker stormed by Somali pirates

17.11.08
An oil tanker seized by pirates in the Red Sea has British crew aboard... more

Salutary lesson about paying bribes overseas

21.10.08
Jack Straw has promised he is "fully committed to combating foreign bribery", but not everyone is entirely reassured... more

'Our future is nothing less than shining now thanks to the Evening Standard readers'

14.07.08
Seven months after our writer, with photographer Matt Writtle, witnessed the grim conditions in schools in western Kenya, they have returned to see how money raised by the Evening Standard Christmas Appeal has already transformed lives in the region... ... more

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