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East Africa's killer famine

The Horn of Africa is suffering a devastating drought compounded by war, neglect and spiraling prices. Tens of thousands have already died in the worst hunger emergency in a generation.

UN aid returns to Somalia

RWC: Roadshow boost for software company

Making sense of the evil women do to other women

<i>The Independent</i>'s Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the shocking realities of human trafficking.

Human traffic

African netball is on the rise

Audrey Young: Pacific party sets tone for better relations

As John Key prepares for a White House visit next week, New Zealand's Pacific role is growing in value.

NZ gives $2m to drought relief

South Africa: Cheers, big ears

Joelle Thomson ventures to Africa to party with elephants feasting on marula fruit.

Paul Holmes: No place here for burqa

Culturalism, schmulteralism: Mask wearers want no part of the West except our privileges, according to Paul Holmes.

Jim Hopkins: We'll take the medicine, Mr C -- just give it to us now

It's not the change to history that makes us nervous, it's having to wait to see what it is.

Deported journalist's father thanks supporters

Mali: From here to Timbuktu again

James Anderson heads for the ancient city in the desert of utter remoteness.

Be realistic about World Cup goals: Warning

Fiction Addiction: Introducing 'Lost in Shangri-La'

There are two kinds of readers - those who peek at the last page and those who wouldn't dream of it.

Maori TV aiming to be global marae of the Cup

Transformers 3: More mystery on the dark side

The new Transformers film is better, says its director, and not just because it's embracing 3D technology - it's more intriguing. Sandy Cohen reports.

Second day of clashes in Cairo