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Spain's endangered Iberian lynx brought back from brink of extinction
'Now there is hope', says director of conservation programme that has tripled wildcat's numbers in AndalusiaTen years ago the Iberian lynx was nearing extinction but today, thanks to an imaginative...
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Cory Monteith co-stars pay tribute after Glee actor's death
Police say no signs of foul play in star's death in Vancouver, as producers of hit show praise 'exceptional' performerFans and co-stars have paid tribute to the Glee actor Cory Monteith, who was found...
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Open season on black boys after a verdict like this | Gary Younge
Calls for calm after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin are empty words for black familiesLet it be noted that on this day, Saturday 13 July 2013, it was still deemed legal in...
View ArticleFrance celebrates Bastille Day with Malian and Croatian guests - video
France celebrates Bastille Day with the annual military parade in Paris
View ArticleIndian telegraph service closes – in pictures
Indians bid farewell to their last commercial telegraph operation, which is closing in the face of competition from the internet and mobile technology
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Two killed in US drone strike on Pakistani militants
Two suspected militants struck in North Waziristan region while seven others killed in Pakistani military operationAt least nine suspected militants, including two foreigners, were killed in Pakistan's...
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Sharknado: the most terribly good movie of the summer | Alan Yuhas
What's not to love? The awful production values, the silly one-liners, and the great mockery of it all on the InternetSharknado, pundemic on Twitter, has restored the B-movie back to its rightful place...
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Guantánamo strikers 'below 100'
Lawyers sceptical over news that 96 prisoners remain on strike, down from a recent high of 106The number of Guantánamo Bay inmates on hunger strike has begun to fall, with most having consumed at least...
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Free Syrian army clashes with jihadists in wake of commander's assassination
Fighting in Aleppo widens cracks in splintering opposition as military gains are reversedMonths of uneasy calm between jihadists and the mainstream Syrian opposition spilled into fierce fighting in...
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George Zimmerman acquitted in Trayvon Martin case
Neighbourhood watch leader walks free from Florida court after jury finds him not guilty over death of 17-year-oldGeorge Zimmerman walked free from a Florida courtroom late on Saturday after a jury...
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Will the Republican party get another George W Bush? | Harry J Enten
The GOP isn't necessarily headed for decline. Republicans are likely to select most electable conservative in 2016Is the Republican party heading for doom? Some have argued for example that the House...
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China economic growth slows on falling exports
Fall in global demand, shrinking working population and lack of structural reform all blamed for drop to 7.5% in second quarterChina's economic growth slipped in the three months to the end of June...
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The six types of atheist | Andrew Brown
A new study in the US seeks to break down atheists into distinct categories. Which one do you fall into?You'd have thought the scientific study of atheism was a no-brainer. Just as religions can be...
View ArticleOrangutan orphans in Borneo – in pictures
330 orphaned apes are cared for at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine in Borneo, Indonesia. Human surrogate mothers look after the orphaned and rescued orangutans
View ArticleREADERS STOP WHO SENT THESE TELEGRAMS STOP
The final STOP has arrived for the telegram after India discontinued its telegraphy service on Sunday. But who sent these famous messages?Mark Rice-OxleyChris Cross
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Chester Harriott obituary
Pianist and popular entertainer who was part of the successful duo Harriott and EvansAt the Gateways, the legendary lesbian rendezvous in Chelsea, London, visitors in the early 1950s would have found a...
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Exhibition sheds light on wartime shadow factories
Midlands car factories switched to building planes and tanks, with women making up fifth of workforce at peak of productionWhen the 16-year-old Mary Heath got a job at the Daimler car works in Coventry...
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China's unfeasible plan for the 'grey tide': force people to visit their...
The growing number of elderly Chinese people is a demographic timebomb that won't be defused by a new law passed this monthMy grandma endured war, famine and other hardships in her 83 years of life....
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Chinese court verdict strikes blow against labour camp system
Tang Hui to get compensation for sentence after demanding stricter penalty for men who raped her 11-year-old daughterA woman who became a symbol for the groundswell of opposition to China's labour camp...
View ArticleBoris Johnson sets out proposals for London's new airport - video
Boris Johnson outlines proposals for a new airport for London as an alternative to expanding Heathrow
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