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The Socotra archipelago in Yemen has been dubbed the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean. It is especially rich in flora and fauna; about 37% of Socotra’s plant species, 90% of its reptile species and 95% of its land snail species cannot be found anywhere else in the world Photograph: David... [read full story]
The Sri Lankan army says heavy fighting is under way as troops assault Elephant Pass, the strategic causeway linking the Jaffna peninsula with the mainland. Troops took Kilinochchi, the political headquarters of the Tamil Tiger...
Boxing promoter Barry Hughes will appear in court later charged with attempted murder. Hughes, 30, of Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, was arrested on Thursday over the stabbing of a 22-year-old man in a Glasgow nightclub....
