Opinion

Plans to equip US immigration enforcement agents with gloves capable of delivering debilitating electric shocks have fueled concerns over potential abuses by a force that critics say is already overzealous and under-trained.

A beaming Vickye Giraldo holds her rescued kitten tight against her chest outside her ruined home in quake-hit Cali, Colombia.

He is one of a growing number of people attempting to "optimise" themselves by using peptides, a class of substances being widely promoted online by influencers, celebrities and the wellness industry.

Long just a place for rusting lawnmowers, broken bicycles and old paint pots -- sheds are enjoying a renaissance as personal sanctuaries, according to competition founder and "head-sheddie" Andrew Wilcox.

As a heat wave dries Germany's rivers, government ministers are at odds over what to do about it -- re-engineer the waterways or restore them to their natural state.