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Does the turmoil in the financial markets mean the end of capitalism? Leading economists and thinkers give their views.

Ahmed Rashid in Islamabad says that Pakistan faces a variety of complex problems following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf.

Robert Mugabe follows in the footsteps of Nicolae Ceausescu in being stripped of his knighthood. Giving honours to foreign dignitaries can be a controversial business.

US scientists say a beast found in Texas is not the goat-sucker of American myth after all, but simply a bald coyote.

BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell looks at the EU policies that protect the Iberian lynx, but also help destroy its habitat.

Tim Henman loses in five sets to Feliciano Lopez in the second round at Wimbledon.

BBC correspondent Mike McKimm looks back at a bleak year for the environment in Northern Ireland.


The BBC's Jenny Matthews on the joys of owning a retired greyhound.

In the face of mounting debts, Indian farmers from the cotton state of Maharashtra are killing themselves in ever-increasing numbers.

What will become of Palestinians' internationally funded aid and development projects if Hamas takes control?

Former child labourers in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh proclaim their right to education, writes Madeleine Morris.

Ministers are using aid for Africa as a deception to cover up for disaster in Iraq, claims MP George Galloway.

More air passengers have caught infections through food poisoning than from the cabin's recycled air, data shows.

Journalist Ahmed Rashid examines the worsening tribal insurgency in Pakistan's gas-rich Balochistan province.

The BBC's Asit Jolly in Chandigarh reports on India's disastrous efforts to cross-breed Asiatic and African lions.

The RSPCA now believes a wallaby spotted in Cardiff may actually be a fox suffering from a skin complaint.

BBC Sport looks at the chances of the Newport Gwent Dragons ahead of the 2004/5 Heineken Cup.

The Bourne Supremacy, the thriller sequel starring Matt Damon, tops film charts in North America.

An occasional diary of a raft adventure on the Nile that aims to help highlight the lives and challenges of local people.

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