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Japan's rice farmers mull TPP future Osamu Tamaki is one of the few rice farmers in Japan who see an Asia-Pacific free trade deal as a window of opportunity rather than the death knell for a highly cosseted industry.

29 November 2011, 16:08

'Skysisters' fall for skydiving Heather Swan admits skydiving used to terrify her -- it took her about 50 jumps before she stopped feeling sick to the stomach.

16 November 2011, 16:12

How ready is Europe to bail out Italy if needed? With Italy on the brink of financial disaster, the eurozone is being put to the test to erect defences to keep Italy from sinking.

14 November 2011, 13:26

Banana trees in coffee fields to combat climate change In a remote corner of eastern Rwanda, farmer Louis Ntiricakeza hacked at the trunk of one of his banana trees with a small, rusty machete.

28 October 2011, 18:59

Arab Spring inspires repression alongside freedom: report Arab Spring uprisings have inspired repression in many countries as well as protests.

27 October 2011, 11:02

Crisis exposes Europe's cracks The eurozone debt crisis, the worst economic disaster in Europe's history, threatens to drive a rift between non-euro and euro nations.

25 October 2011, 17:34

Through the looking glass: Rio's favela photo school A dozen children holding tin cans rush out of school in a shantytown in Rio. In a moment, they are screaming as a dog lunges after them.

11 October 2011, 17:18

How much is a Nobel worth? A lot more than the prize money The prestigious Nobel science awards are worth far more than the $1.5 million prize money: they can pad a company's coffers with $24 million and even add two years to a laureate's life, experts say.

05 October 2011, 18:47

Some squids do it in the dark, male-on-male The sex life of Octopoteuthis deletron is a cruelly hit-or-miss affair, according to footage of the deep-sea squid in its element.

27 September 2011, 13:08

Bhutan: The costly 'Shangri La' The kingdom of Bhutan is one of the most expensive holiday destinations in the world and a haven for celebrities and the well-heeled.

19 September 2011, 16:46

Ten years later, Asia's 'war on terror' still rages Indonesia captured most of the militants responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings, but it now faces threats from second-generation jihadists.

09 September 2011, 14:03

North Korea seeks adventurous tourists for cruise Authorities in the impoverished nation have decided to launch a cruise tour from the port city of Rajin to the resort of Mount Kumgang.

05 September 2011, 10:23

Hong Kong's century-old trams roll into the future Hong Kong's retro-look trams are as much part of life in the glitzy city as they were a century ago.

02 September 2011, 13:35

Possible successors to Japan PM Kan Japan's centre-left Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced he would resign as head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

26 August 2011, 14:35

Predators and MRAPS: the military's post-9/11 era The September 11 attacks ushered in a new era of warfare, with the United States relying on a new fleet of robotic aircraft and elite special forces with high-tech gear.

23 August 2011, 17:47

'Sugar Babies': Internet 'dating' for money Pretty young women and older men of means -- 'sugar babies' and 'sugar daddies' -- are pairing up thanks to a US website.

15 August 2011, 11:44

Religious violence, abuse growing: world study Religious-linked violence and abuse rose around the world between 2006 and 2009, with Christians and Muslims the most common targets.

10 August 2011, 14:19

US financial power hides deep economic problems US financial power, which gives the dollar nearly untouchable status, hides structural problems in the world's biggest economy: debt, de-industrialization, inequality and a loss of competitiveness.

09 August 2011, 15:06

Hamstrung NGOs strive to help drought-hit Somalis Somalia's hardline rebels may have spared a handful of NGOs from their ban on foreign relief workers.

26 July 2011, 16:30

Key dates of the euro crisis The key dates in the debt crisis besetting the 17-nation eurozone.

22 July 2011, 10:26

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