Opinion

This month, AFP reported from OceanXplorer, a high-tech marine research vessel owned by billionaire-backed non-profit OceanX, as it studied seamounts off Indonesia.

In the heart of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, the charred remains of a police station attacked during September's unrest stand in stark contrast to a brand-new, fully equipped police van parked outside.

Istanbul has more than 160,000 cats living on its streets who are regularly fed and fussed over by the city's 16 million residents.

“The bravest decision many young people make is to look at a disappointing grade or a missed opportunity and say, ‘I will try again.’

Embroidery appears to be on the same route as handbags and jewellery, which have entered men's fashion in recent years and blurred the industry's traditional gender lines.