Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past three days.

The recent attack on universities by the US is reminiscent of the McCarthy era and its chilling impact on academic freedom. Globally, these developments and the coercive tactics used against Columbia ...

Soon, costly infrastructure may not be the only route to mobile access in South Africa’s (SA’s) most disconnected rural areas. A trial mobile call triumph this week successfully used satellite tech to ...

In a traffic snarl-up of note, at least 20 vehicles, including high-end 4x4s, had their wheels slashed and rims damaged, after a contractor on the M4 Settlers Highway to Gqeberha left deep cutouts in ...

If you’re in a calorie deficit – either from dieting or while taking a weight loss drug – these exercises help direct your body to burn more fat instead and hang on to muscle. There’s also a ...

I found myself at The Plettenberg, the late Liz McGrath’s beloved hotel in the famous Garden Route town, for the first time in more than 10 years. Being there took me back, and I decided to drop her a ...

Being part of a political economy notorious for its world-beating inequality and in a country where Africans are 80% of the population, guarantees that most Africans will be poor. This is Part 2 in a ...

Fortunato and Veralda Mazzone are sharing their holiday diary while in Vietnam. It’s been an eye-opening time; a time for reflection.

A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling ...

South Korean and Japanese automakers face declines as US tariffs loom, while gold hits record highs amid trade war fears.

South Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country's largest forest fire on record, a minister said on Friday, as rain and better weather allowed more helicopters to fly and dump ...