Kenya jails Chinese ivory smuggler in landmark ruling

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 22:15

Kenya sentenced a Chinese ivory smuggler to two and a half years in prison on Thursday in a landmark ruling hailed as sending a powerful warning to poachers and smugglers.

Kerala mulls burning ivory at its disposal

Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 13:01

Kerala Wildlife Department is mulling a proposal to set afire a huge pile of ivory at its disposal to pre-empt its passage into the hands of smugglers or carvers in the future.

Mourinho wants Drogba back at Chelsea

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 21:53

While former Chelsea player Didier Drogba visited the club`s training ground, new manager Jose Mourinho is hopeful he could have the Ivory Coast player back in his team, after having a private chat with the player earlier this week.

Radiation from past nuclear testing may help track illegal ivory trade

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 11:55

A new method for dating elephant tusks has been devised by the researchers to make it easier to enforce the ivory ban and save the African elephant from extinction.

Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 00:05

A militia leader accused of grave crimes during Ivory Coast`s 2010-11 post-election violence was taken into custody on Saturday.

How elephants see the world

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 13:34

12 to14 year old students from East Side Middle School in New York City are attempting to put an end to the elephant crisis, which is at an all time high with more and more demand for ivory taking more and more lives.

Gunmen attack west Ivory Coast village, 6 killed

Last Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 11:33

Unidentified gunmen attacked a village in western Ivory Coast and set it ablaze, killing three people and prolonging a spate of recent violence that has displaced thousands, a U.N. Official said.

Gunmen attack west Ivory Coast village, two killed

Last Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 21:35

An Ivory Coast military spokesman says gunmen attacked a village in the country`s west, setting it ablaze and killing at least two people.

Drogba axed from FIFA World Cup Qualifier squad

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 13:21

Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba has been left out of Cote d`Ivoire’s World Cup qualifier against Gambia scheduled to be played on Saturday in the nation’s capital Abidjan.