A Hong Kong aquatic park is to return two ailing rare sturgeon to mainland China, which were a gift to mark the Olympics.

An ailing former executive of Russia's Yukos oil firm is freed after posting a £1.2m bail, his lawyers say.

Two UK-based Nigerians who are trying to give their country's ailing healthcare a helping hand.

US President-elect Barack Obama names more advisers and sets out measures to tackle the ailing economy.

President-elect Barack Obama promises the rapid implementation of measures to stimulate the ailing US economy.

Andy Murray puts Roger Federer out of the Masters Cup in Shanghai with a 4-6 7-6 7-5 win as the defending champion struggles with a lower back injury.

The European Commission orders Poland to reclaim subsidies paid to two ailing shipyards, effectively forcing their sale.

Christian Fraser reports from Cairo where the ruling NDP presents itself as a reforming party at its annual conference.

The EU has a new plan to sell off Poland's ailing shipyards, which risk bankruptcy because of state aid.

Council's across Oxfordshire have more than £28.5m invested in ailing Icelandic banks, it is revealed.

The Netherlands takes control of the Dutch operations of ailing financial giant Fortis in a deal worth 16.8bn euros.

Advertisements to buy ailing Italian airline appear in four newspapers in a bid to lure buyers for the firm.

Talks are under way in Rome between unions and investors to try to save bankrupt Italian airline Alitalia from collapse.

Germany's Commerzbank agrees to buy Dresdner Bank from insurer Allianz in a deal worth 9.8bn euros.

An ailing baby whale abandoned by its mother in the waters off north Sydney is put down by veterinarians.

The Australian military has offered to help rescue a starving whale calf, separated from its mother and trying to suckle from boats off Sydney.

Last year Terry Pratchett, the bestselling author of the Discworld fantasies, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. How does the writer cope with a disease that whittles away at his brain?

Goals from Louis Dodds, Robert Taylor, and Marc Richards see Port Vale pile on the misery for ailing Luton.

Hewlett Packard's nanotech lab plans to build a central nervous system for the Earth and help businesses at the same time.

Walsall supporter Alex Hartshorne steps out of the crowd to replace an ailing assistant referee in a friendly.