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With their giant eyes and spiky red hair, baby orangutans are the epitome of cute - and that's exactly why they are the most sought-after prey of poachers in Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Thousands have been hunted and captured over the years, prised from the hands of their slain mothers, to sell as pets. Those who are spared this fate are left to cope with a habitat that is shrinking daily, as agribusiness firms continue their relentless drive to turn Kalimantan's forests into palm-oil plantations. "I cannot convey the horror of it," says Canadian primatologist Birute Galdikas...
...Everyone in the cast couldn’t believe that little old Gus had like slain the giant,” Breaux said...
...Rehman's resignation is the latest sign of divisions in Zardari's ranks. Another senior minister, Raza Rabbani, resigned last week. And two former aides to Zardari's slain wife and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Naheed Khan and Safdar Abbasi, have launched fierce attacks on Zardari, accusing him of betraying Bhutto's legacy as they urged support for the antigovernment protests. Sharif has been singling out Zardari in his attacks, attempting to isolate the unpopular President from the rest of the PPP. The tactic appears to be paying off, with Zardari increasingly being seen as the chief aggressor...
...brass. Then two weeks later, two human-rights activists were gunned down in what appeared to be a well-planned attack as they sat in traffic just a few yards from State House, the home of President Mwai Kibaki. Many Kenyans immediately suspected the police were involved; the two slain men had provided detailed and extensive evidence to Alston's investigation...
...much more public attention, especially school shootings. "These days the ritualization of the deed is often very pronounced - thus the mask and combat gear," Adler says. "For the perpetrator, the choice of weapon, for instance, is very important as a way to define his dangerousness." The bodies of the slain are still lying where they fell in the high school, waiting for the attention of crime scene staff and medical examiners. German politicians across the country are again voicing their determination to help prevent similar happenings in future. For the families of those who died today, that...