Sex is here to stay but sometimes the signals can be baffling, writes Christina Patterson.

Veteran producer Quincy Jones has launched a new venture to promote music throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa.

With the All Whites' surprise World Cup success, it seems soccer awareness is on the rise. And kids and parents alike are loving it, writes Gill South.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is urging Barack Obama to back a concerted attempt to end the stalemate in Libya.

Hot air ballooning is a unique way to experience the drama of Kenya's plains, as David Potts discovers.

Mauritius is the next best place, discovers Liz Light.

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Brett Atkinson laps up the laid-back vibes and shabby chic charms of what was once known as Portuguese East Africa.

A night in the desert is the pinnacle of a mind-blowing two-week trip for Katy Guest.

The British Government says it is talking to a further ten senior figures in Colonel Gaddafi's creaking regime.

Ivory Coast has been plunged back into civil war after a slow-burning election crisis developed into violence.

Madonna is being sued after she decided to "discontinue" plans to build a school for girls in Malawi.

An intense offensive by Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the last few hours has seen the Libyan rebels driven back east.

Oil states are, by their nature, undemocratic.The despots who have ruled the Arab world for half a century are not giving up without a fight.