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Miners broke protocol to fly single aircraft

The search for a plane carrying one of Australia's richest men and the entire board of one of the country's mining companies resumed last night.

Grave fears for missing Aussie mining bosses

Six Australian mining executives, including one of the country's richest men, breached protocol by boarding a plane that has gone missing in West Africa.

<i>Stuart Dye:</i> World Cup will be poorer for hosts' loss

Hosts South Africa look almost certain to exit the World Cup and the tournament will be worse off for it, writes Stuart Dye.

Pot yourself an ethical safari in Africa

By choosing a safari with greener credentials, at least some of your money directly supports conservation and communities.

Rwandan general shot

Azzurri style belies a frightening reality

Soccer: French shed no tears for defeat of 'imposteurs'

Rarely can a country have greeted its own national team's humiliation in the World Cup with such grim satisfaction.

<i>Editorial</i>: Fifa's heavy hand proves a bonus for ambush ads

Balls! It's the lowest scoring World Cup in history

It's looking as if this World Cup will be remembered for one thing - a lack of goals.

Malawi gay couple split

Nigeria's ignored catastrophe dwarfs US oil spill

Accidental war a step on Blair's road to Baghdad

There are not many places in the world where Tony Blair remains popular, but Sierra Leone is an exception.

Testosterone reduces trust, study finds

Small doses of the male sex hormone testosterone can make people less trusting of strangers, scientists have found.

The supermodel, the dictator and the midnight diamond

Prosecutors want to subpoena Naomi Campbell over claims a west African dictator gave her a blood diamond.

South Africa's shame: the rise of child rape

Africa's fermenting problem

Soweto: History at every turn

There's pride and hope among the shanties, says Catherine Masters.

Harsh Egyptian law draws US flak