Assange loses extradition appeal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal against an extradition order to face rape and sexual assault charges in Sweden, prompting his law...
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Tensions bubble as Cairn fails again
British oil company Cairn Energy has announced that it has again failed to strike black gold at its sixth controversial well off the coast of Greenlan...
Extradition ordered for honeymoon murder groom
The British Home Secretary has formally ordered the extradition of Shrien Dewani who faces murder charges in South Africa after his Swedish wife was k...
Greenland rocks unlock golden shower secrets
Scientists say rocks from Greenland prove that precious metals, such as gold, were deposited in the Earth’s crust by asteroid showers billions of year...
Police probe Breivik’s British links
Norwegian police are interrogating several Britons who they believe may have been accomplices of confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik.
Killer polar bear ‘had toothache’
A polar bear which killed a British teenager in Norway earlier this month was probably excessively aggressive because he had toothache, a veterinarian...
Honeymoon ‘hitman’ tumour may prevent trial
The alleged hitman in the notorious South Africa honeymoon murder could escape trial due to a brain tumour, magistrates in the country have announced....
Stranded mountaineers in lucky Greenland rescue
A group of British climbers, cut off on their route by rising floodwaters, have been rescued from polar bear territory in Greenland by pure chance.