A South Korean navy destroyer has caught up to a supertanker carrying about US$160m of oil believed to have been hijacked by Somali pirates.

Jehan Casinader finds the Nile's ancient past has to compete with its colourful present.

Scott Kara reviews new album Ali and Toumani from Ali Farka & Toumani...

Julie Woods never thought she would be able to tour places like the temples at Luxor.

Jill Worrall prepares to intervene in a debate over a felucca ride.

A group of six New Zealanders will this year attempt to jet-ski from London to Auckland, via Sydney.

Jos has become an explosive fault line between the country's Muslim-dominated north and predominantly Christian south.

Sighting a celebrity out of his natural habitat helps Michael Brown boost his safari tally.

Located in northern Zululand, Thanda Private Game Reserve is an award-winning safari destination.

Michael Brown discovers Soweto - a place dripping history as much as succulent juices from a chicken curry.

East of the Nile, Jill Worrall finds two neighbourhoods where life continues at a less frenetic pace than in the rest of the city.

An unpublished Kenyan government audit reveals that the Greater Mara ecosystem is now weighed down by 108 camps and lodges, many of which are flouting the law.

Half the fun on a safari is the feeling that anything could happen, writes Stuart Dye.

Jill Worrall is bewitched by the beauty of the boy king's death mask.