Left is a demanding, 7,230-yard, par-70 layout returned in spirit and sight to its beginnings 104 years ago, when a Pittsburgh industrialist chose open farmland to build his course because it reminded him of Scotland's treeless, windswept great seaside links. Gone from the course's interior are more than 5,000 trees, removed these past 13 years in an initially covert operation conducted by greenskeepers while the private club's many tree-loving members slept. Open logo features a squirrel...

The timber business is worth billions of dollars annually, and experts say few industries that size are as murky as the black market in wood. Evidence of rampant deforestation around the globe points in one direction: booming demand in China, where economic growth is fuelling a timber feeding frenzy. Forestry officers say the reserve is under attack from unscrupulous commercial loggers who work outside authorised zones and do not respect size limits in their quest for maximum financial returns.

IN PLAIN LANGUAGE: Should the city reallocate $4 million previously borrowed to renovate the Portland Public Library's main branch and borrow an additional $1 million to buy, renovate and furnish the former Portland Public Market to be the new home of the main branch? IN PLAIN LANGUAGE: Should the city reallocate $4 million previously borrowed to renovate the Portland Public Library's main branch and borrow an additional $1 million to buy, renovate and furnish the former Portland Public...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: As a result of intense efforts by the respective Environmental Ministers of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, funding of almost US$3 million has been allocated by the European Union to assist the border areas of Jimini, which has the largest lakes of both countries. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: As a result of intense efforts by the respective Environmental Ministers of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, funding of almost US$3 million has been...

DAVID PARKER - Minister of Climate Change Issues We will set targets by the end of the year but we're building those targets based upon what can be achieved at a stretch, and our proposals in respect of that are out through the draft energy strategy and related documents. DAVID PARKER - Minister of Climate Change Issues We will set targets by the end of the year but we're building those targets based upon what can be achieved at a stretch, and our proposals in respect of that are out...