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'Tireless and self-effacing' Ahtisaari wins Nobel prize
Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland, yesterday crowned three decades of painstaking mediation in some of the world's most intractable conflicts on four continents by winning the Nobel peace prize.

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:58:59 GMT

Red Sea bans plastic bags.
Those who travelled through the deserts of Egypt are often chocked by the amounts of plastic bags that are flying around.

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:57:14 GMT

In praise of ... the International Brigades
"Pendleton man killed in Madrid fighting," this paper reported in early 1937, noting the death of Fred Newbury, a young man "of fine physique who was full of enthusiasm for the Spanish workers' cause". He had, ...

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:56:51 GMT

50 of your favourite words
Lots of sesquipedalians out there, judging by the response to our feature on the man who reads dictionaries for fun , Ammon Shea.

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:54:06 GMT

London children save the most
Children in the London borough of Harrow save the most, according to a survey from Halifax, with an average balance of 2,193. According to Halifax, which released the report highlighting savings for customers ...

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:50:51 GMT