British couple among those missing in China earthquake 2008-05-16 06:01 - A retired couple who went to rural China to see pandas in the wild are among a
coach party of 19 Britons missing in the earthquake-hit region.
Obama receives blue-collar boost 2008-05-16 06:01 - Former US presidential candidate John Edwards has delivered a further blow to Hillary Clinton’s near-terminal campaign by endorsing Barack Obama.
Bush vows to stand by Israel on terror 2008-05-16 06:01 - US President George Bush took a tough stance against Israel’s armed foes yesterday, a day after a rocket fired by Gaza militants wounded 14 people.
Richard Fitzpatrick finds a new way to protect tiger sharks 2008-05-16 05:45 - Cape York Hanging on to the back of a tiger shark to monitor its
movements is not what most people would think a conservationist dedicated to
preserving coral reef wildlife would do.
North Korea may be hit by a new famine 2008-05-16 05:45 - Devastating floods, surging international food prices and a collapse of
diplomacy with Seoul threaten to plunge North Korea into a famine that may
claim 300,000 lives, aid groups say.
Junta pushed to relent on relief 2008-05-16 05:10 - The world community keeps up the pressure on Burma to allow a massive aid effort for an estimated 2.5 million people left destitute by cyclone Nargis.
Rapists of Pitcairn all free soon 2008-05-16 05:10 - All of the Pitcairn men convicted of raping and sexually assaulting young girls on the remote South Pacific island are expected to be free by Christmas.
Hillary Clinton confronts defeat with a message of unity 2008-05-15 06:01 - Slowly, but surely, a note of realism is creeping into the chorus of defiance
that has surrounded Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the Democratic
presidential nomination.
