The Javan rhinoceros is the rarest mammal in the world; just 50 of the one-horned beasts remain alive, almost all in a single Indonesian jungle. Now, to save them, scientists are preparing to divide them. Dozens of ecological experts met recently in Jakarta to agree on the old adage that you should not lay all your eggs in one basket.

The death toll from the earthquake in southeast Iran could top 50 000, a local government official said on Tuesday, making it one of the most devastating natural disasters of modern times. The assessment came as bulldozers cleared away rubble in a race against the risks of epidemic caused by rotting corpses.