Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil
Climate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand Saudi Arabia is driving a...
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Respiratory infection clusters in China not caused by novel virus, says health ministry
Data has been supplied to World Health Organization and China says flu and other known pathogens are culprits A surge in respiratory illnesses across China...
Biden hails arrest in Mexico of notorious Sinaloa cartel enforcer ‘El Nini’
Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas provided protection for sons of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán and allegedly fed rivals to pet Bengal tigers The US president, Joe...
Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew after attack on army barracks
Government says those attempting to break into an armoury in the capital Freetown had been repelled A military armoury in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown came...
Kidnappers free two of three journalists taken in Mexico, group says
Silvia Arce and Alberto Sánchez, who were kidnapped on Wednesday, freed unharmed Two of three journalists recently kidnapped in southern Mexico have been freed unharmed,...
Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina re-elected after boycotted presidential poll
Ten of the dozen other candidates had refused to campaign and called on voters to shun the ballot The president of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, has...
Canada oil and gas firms to drill 8% more wells next year as emissions target slips
Producers take advantage of new shipping options, including government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline, to boost exports Oil and gas producers say they will drill 8% more...
Shell to face human rights claims in UK over chronic oil pollution in Niger delta
More than 13,000 Nigerian villagers can bring legal claims against oil firm, rules high court Thousands of Nigerian villagers can bring human rights claims against...
Oscar Pistorius granted parole and will be released from prison in January
South African former Paralympic star jailed for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp to be freed on 5 January South Africa’s parole board has granted early release...
Who is Oscar Pistorius and why is he being released from jail?
The first amputee runner to compete at an Olympic Games in 2012, he killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013 Oscar Pistorius is a former...