The latest rankings from QS show that the UK and US are still leaders in many fields – but competition is increasing from other international players
Research highlights generational divide in attitudes towards food as millennials focus on its appearance while buying too much
If you follow this column regularly, you may have noticed that I veer between gratifying readers who want to celebrate Valentine’s Day with as much razzmatazz as possible and those who just wish it would go away. This year, it’s the former – and, thankfully for me, there are for once some interesting new drinks to write about.
She’s about to star as the heroine of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, but post-Potter she has received more plaudits for her activism than her acting
President vows ‘see you in court!’ as ninth US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco unanimously rules nationwide halt to travel ban must stay in place
The prime minister will appear in the April edition of the magazine, after a secret Annie Leibovitz photo shoot at Chequers
Donald Trump’s Indonesian business partner, a billionaire developer and media mogul, has announced he might run for president in Indonesia’s 2019 elections.
Comics giant says that the company was concerned by criticism by husband-and-wife team Ray Dillon and Renae De Liz of other creatives
Hercules C-130 given to country by Australia came down minutes before its scheduled landing in bad weather
Noor Ayesha held her last surviving daughter tight as their boat crossed into Bangladeshi waters. She left behind a firebombed home, a dead husband, seven slain children and the soldiers who raped her.
Thailand has opened an investigation into the BBC’s local language service for alleged defamation and blocked access to an online profile of the country’s new king, less than a week after he succeeded to the throne.
Mind-body discipline is added to intangible cultural heritage list along with Cuba’s rumba and Peruvian scissors dance
Donald Trump has heaped praise on Pakistan, traditionally a troublesome US ally, saying it is a “fantastic country, fantastic place of fantastic people” according to an official statement released by Islamabad.
Departure of most foreign combat troops and infighting between rival groups has weakened perceived legitimacy of war
New satellite images of DPRK prison camps have been released, showing the continued existence of political prison camps described by the United Nations as being used to perpetrate “unspeakable atrocities”.
Trustees put the ban in place in 2011, arguing that allowing women near the tomb of a revered saint was a ‘grievous sin’ in Islam