Toronto - Ngozi and Charles, the couple of critically endangered Western lowland gorillas, are the proud parents of a baby gorilla born last week at the Toronto Zoo. Mother and baby are doing well, but gender of the newborn has not yet been determined.

The Spiny Mekot rat was discovered in the mountain forests of Halmahera in the Maluku archipelago. Some of its defining futures include bristly hair and a white tail tip.

Some 3,000 apes from the forests of Africa and South East Asia that are either killed or poached each year become increasingly linked to organized crimes and trans-boundary networks that have become more refined.

A French oil tanker sailing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire is suspected of having been hijacked by pirates. The tanker had a crew of 17 on board an there has been no contact with the ship since yesterday.

Canberra - To keep asylum seekers off-shore, denying them the rights of Australians, like the Guantanamo Detention Center stripping away American rights, a previously failed option is on the legislative table again this week: re-open the Nauru Detention Centre.

Litchfield - A fish with 'teeth like human molars' caught in Lake Lou Yaeger on June 7 by a fisherman, has been identified as a pacu, a fish related to the piranha. The fish has caused big problems in Papua New Guinea, after castrating and killing two men.

We humans now have another confirmed cousin. Not quite Neanderthal, and not quite homo sapiens but clearly a separate lineage altogether.

France’s reputation for influence-peddling and widespread corruption in Africa is nobody’s secret, but Nicolas Sarkozy's reactions to the current electoral deadlock in the Ivory Coast indicate that France's shadowy African era may be coming to an end.

Lynn Morris, a former reporter from the Bournemouth Echo, has returned home after a 28,000 mile expedition across the Atlantic. The journey started on September 1 last year and came to an end this month.

Conakry - Veteran Guinean politician Alpha Conde (photo), has been declared winner after the recent run off by the country’s electoral commission.

Conakry - Veteran opposition politician, Alpha Conde, has been declared the winner of Guinea's first free presidential election. However, rival Cellou Diallo will reject the result because of alleged vote-rigging.

Conakry - Despite the fact that he is currently leading in the polls, Guinean politician Cellou Dalein Diallo has called on the country's electoral commission to suspend further announcement of results until irregularities could be looked into.

New York - People are the real wealth, reiterates the 20th anniversary edition of Human Development Report (HDR) 2010. It also comes up with three new measures for discussing poverty and inequality.

Conakry - The legendary former Nigerian leader, General(now Dr) Yakubu Gowon will be part of the Carter Center's observer team to Guinea's run off election next Sunday.

A new electoral commissioner has been appointed in the West African country of Guinea to supervise the upcoming polls on Sunday October 24.

Brazilia - Gilberto Carvalho, the President’s private secretary said that Lula will go to Africa "deeply saddened". The President embarks today on a ten-day trip to six African countries, which ends in South Africa to attend the World Cup final game.

As many as four people are said to have been killed, 69 injured after tensions in the Forest region of Guinea erupted into violence earlier this month.

A major earthquake hit in the Northern Solomons Province of Papua New Guinea at 5:30 p.m. Monday evening EST. There are no tsunami warnings at this time.

A man in Indonesia was arrested after smuggling 10 kangaroos by boat from New Guinea Island. He is being charged with illegal trade of exotic animals.

Guinea the west African state who one year ago suffered a military coup was once again hit by violence after President Camara was shot by renegade soliders.