While Britain, Argentina, Australia, Norway, France, New Zealand and Chile have long held territorial claims over the vast ...

One sunny spot in the southern hemisphere is both the smallest continent in the world and a country in its own right.

The continent is also a country - but there are often misconceptions about the region it's a part of and how it's defined.

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in ...

You've seen politics and national borders change all the time, but have you ever witnessed a continent literally breaking apart?Well, it's possible, and it's happening to Africa right now. In 2005, a ...

The largest continent, Asia covers an area of 44.6 million square kilometres (17.2 million square miles) and has a staggering population of approximately 4.6 billion people. It is characterised by ...

The Africa Mission Association is on a mission to help churches in Africa establish mission associations in all 54 countries ...

West Africa is emerging as a global hotspot for gold M&A as record prices and the region's rich geology entice miners.

An increasing number of luxurious expedition cruises and cruise-only voyages on larger liners has brought a surge of ...

If you went to school in the US or the UK, you probably learned that there are seven continents. But that number really depends on where you grew up. Elsewhere, you probably learned that there are ...

They come in all sizes, can thrive in a wide range of environmental conditions, and make themselves at home on every major ...