Desert tower raises Chile’s solar power ambition to new heights
Towering 200 metres above the desert, the Atacama 1 will harvest the sun’s energy from a surrounding field of giant…
Australian victims of Fox Glacier helicopter tragedy in New Zealand named
TWO young Australian tourists were among seven people killed when a helicopter crashed into a glacier during a joy flight…
Japan picks Olympic stadium design to replace Zaha Hadid plan
Kengo Kuma’s design is for a steel and wood structure, with the track and field below ground level. Photograph: Japan…
Belligerent Japan to send whale fleet for minke meat
On the hunt … Japan’s research whaling vessel Nisshinmaru bid farewell as the ship departs a port in Shimonoseki, western…
Besieged Afghan forces in Sangin receive airdrops as UK sends troops
Afghan army soldiers patrol in Helmand on Monday. Much of the town of Sangin has been taken over by Taliban…