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Somali pirates hijack UK-flagged ship
Somali pirates hijacked a British-flagged vehicle carrier off the Somali coast, the Bulgarian foreign ministry said
Court rules on Niger Delta oil spill
Environmentalists won an initial victory in a campaign to hold Royal Dutch Shell legally accountable in the Netherlands for oil spills in the Niger Delta that are alleged to have destroyed the livelihoods of local fishermen and farmers
US pledge boosts FT’s literacy appeal
A California-based foundation has added £250,000 to the pool of funds available to match readers’ donations to the Room to Read charity
Nigeria moves to assuage terror fears
Nigeria moves to assuage western concerns about possible links to Islamist terrorist groups in the wake of the foiled Christmas Day attack on a transatlantic airliner, saying it would fight suggestions that it ‘was a place where extremism is tolerated’
Crew of hijacked Chinese carrier rescued
The ship that was seized by Somali pirates in mid-October is now under the protection of warships, says Beijing’s foreign ministry, which made no mention of a reported ransom payment
Suspect is son of former Nigerian banker
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the man charged of trying to destroy a Northwest Airlines flight, fits the profile of suspected extremists who come from privileged backgrounds
UN sanctions Eritrea over Somali militia ties
The tiny Red Sea nation was hit by sanctions as the international community stepped up efforts to stop its alleged support for Islamists fighting a bloody insurgency in Somalia
Nestlé suspends Zimbabwe operations
The shutdown is a blow to Harare’s hopes of attracting foreign investment and follows pressure on the company to buy milk from a farm owned by President Robert Mugabe’s family
Lex: Mauritius
The sub-Saharan island has played the good times well and it seems to be keeping a level head through the global downturn as well
UN ponders future of Congo mission
The United Nations is being forced into a drastic reappraisal of its 10-year military presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
