The province of Ontario has removed 23,000 square kilometres of land near Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation from future mining claims.

The difficulty, danger and expense of removing the bodies of climbers who died in Mount Everest's "death zone" mean most of the dead remain on the mountain as a stark reminder to other climbers of the risks.

Neighbours in Sydney Mines want a troublesome skulk of foxes removed, but wildlife officials say the animals won't stay away if people keep feeding them.

Workers in Nigeria, Africa's top oil-producing country, are on a nationwide strike to protest against the government's decision to remove a subsidy on gasoline.

Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, one of the country's top telecom officials says.