The word ‘voodoo’ conjures up images of terrifying ceremonies and curses. Thankfully, the reality is different, as Tony Kelly discovers in Togo and Benin

Rob Crossan travels to the Caribbean island of Montserrat – victim some 10 years ago of a huge volcanic eruption

Originally built as luxury homes by returning émigrés, the towers of Kaiping in China have since served many purposes. Brandon Zatt reports

The sacred city of Varanasi in north India is one of India’s most dramatic and striking places, but development and neglect are causing it almost untold damage, as Mark Stratton discovers

In Papua New Guinea, Brett Bull finds a surprising shortage of the local brew

Mark Eveleigh boards a cargo boat and heads into the depths of Indonesia

William Cook finds the Austrian capital is returning to its cosmopolitan best

Frank Partridge reports on a plan to save the griffon vulture in Croatia

John Duerden reports from South Korea

Daniel Neilson journeys through Buenos Aires to find the city’s true character