Oddities & Intrigue

Lion Escapes From Nairobi National Park


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Wildlife rangers are hunting a lion which is reported to have escaped in Nairobi, but police dispute reports that it attacked a man.

Editors' Pick

London Conference to Debate Somalia's Future


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After spending two decades standing by while civil wars destroyed Somalia, international leaders have been forced by pirates - "kids with guns in small craft" - to meet on the country's future, writes Richard Dowden.

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