150 thousand penguins killed by giant iceberg, Antarctica

Penguins of Cape Denison in Antarctica have been effectively trapped by an iceberg the size of Rome and face 120km round trip to feedAn estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins living in Antarctica have died after an iceberg the size of…

Ceasefire in Syria agreed at Munich talks

US and Russia among powers to agree on cessation of hostilities ‘within a week’ and delivery of humanitarian aid – but no end in sight to Russian airstrikesA cessation of hostilities is to come into force in Syria within a week and…

Why Libya matters again?

Since a NATO-led air war toppled the regime of Muammar al-Qaddafi five years ago, Western governments have kept their distance from Libya, even as it plunged into a disastrous civil war. But the country is back in the headlines, and for…