Cow catchers come out in force as cattle ban hits Delhi’s streets

In scenes reminiscent of the Wild West, municipal authorities clamped down this weekend on stray cows and cattle roaming the streets of Delhi, as the hazard of livestock on the highways gets too much to bear. Read more

Unspoiled nature awaits visitors to East Timor

The first thing a newcomer to East Timor notices is the peace and quiet. Even Dili -- where daily Merpati flights arrive from Bali -- has more the character of a sleepy seaside town than a capital city. Its wide roads are deliciously free of traffic, the silence only broken by the occasional blast of techno music from aimlessly roving taxi drivers.

What they lack in geographical knowledge they make up for in friendliness and enthusiasm in welcoming visitors, either in broken English or strongly accented Indonesian.