STORY HIGHLIGHTS Monaco ranks first as most expensive per square meter Ranking taken from Knight Frank Wealth Report 2013 Three Asian cities make the top ten for most expensive luxury properties One Square Meter explores the leading architectural designs, city plans and demand for property investment in emerging markets. Join CNN’s John Defterios as he visits some of the world’s most dynamic cities for an insight into the fast-paced world […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS New research finds the Middle East and North Africa, and East Africa are political risk hotspots The Philippines, India, Uganda, Ghana, Israel and Malaysia saw the largest decrease in risk More than half of countries are classified as ‘extreme’ or ‘high risk’ of limiting political freedoms Disparity between political freedom and education drives short-term social unrest Growing levels of conflict, terrorism, and the toppling of regimes in the […]

A cave on the northwestern coast of Sumatra holds a remarkable record of big tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. The limestone opening, close to Banda Aceh, retains the sandy deposits washed ashore by huge, earthquake-induced waves over thousands of years. Scientists are using the site to help determine the frequency of catastrophes like the event of 26 December 2004. This is being done by dating the cave’s tsunami-borne sediments, which […]

Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn’t want to make. Jacob’s Well in Wimberley, Texas is one of the most dangerous places to dive on Earth, having claimed the lives of more than eight divers.  But that doesn’t stop thrill-seekers from taking the plunge. This stunning natural swimming spot – and the daredevil swimmers who dive into it – was captured by […]

Beach-side houses and a lifeboat hut in Hemsby, Norfolk, swept into sea along with a popular cafe at Caister-on-Sea Local authorities in Norfolk have said there was a risk of further flooding, particularly in Hunstanton area Police warn of the danger of flood ‘sightseeing’ after people seen watching drama with children on their shoulders Devastated residents watched their cliff-top homes disappear into the sea when last night’s tidal surge hit […]

  Forest officials in the southern Indian state of Karnataka are searching for a tiger which they say has killed three villagers in the past week. Teams have gone deep into Bandipur tiger reserve with orders to shoot the “man-eater” with tranquilisers. A fourth fatality in recent days is being blamed on another tiger. Meanwhile, angry locals demanding compensation for the families of those killed have set fire to two […]

Dramatic battle caught on camera in the Londolozi private game reserve in Pretoria, South Africa The clash erupted after one of the tigers delivered a vicious blow to the neck of its rival After 45 minutes of bloody battle the larger tiger was deemed the winner This is the incredible moment a pair of bloodied tigers slashed each other with their claws in a dramatic fight over territory. The dramatic […]

  They floated down from the sky Sunday — 2,000 mice, wafting on tiny cardboard parachutes over Andersen Air Force Base in the U.S. territory of Guam. But the rodent commandos didn’t know they were on a mission: to help eradicate the brown tree snake, an invasive species that has caused millions of dollars in wildlife and commercial losses since it arrived a few decades ago. That’s because they were […]

  Demonstrators are blockading government buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, as they step up their campaign for the resignation of the government. Protesters have put up barricades on Independence Square, while others are entrenched inside city hall. The unrest was triggered in November by President Viktor Yanukovych’s refusal to sign a deal on closer EU ties. Opposition leaders have renewed demands that he stand down, and urged him to […]

A baby panda born at the National Zoo in Washington DC has captured the hearts of Americans, who have been voting to decide the name she will be given on Sunday, and watching her every movement via webcam. The country’s love affair with pandas began nearly 80 years ago, with the first ever taken from China alive. American socialite Ruth Harkness was more accustomed to holding a cigarette and a […]