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Don't miss: Ball Season
The elegant waltzes of Johann Strauss are synonymous with Vienna, and glamorous public balls are a Viennese tradition.
The curious relationships between people and animals
Hal Herzog, one of America's foremost psychologists, is dedicated to understanding our often contradictory behaviour towards different species.
White shirt looks set to be everywhere next year
Sometimes the simplest of garments brings out a display of virtuosity in designers more effectively than anything more obviously sensational.
Riot follows Gay Pride march
Far-right extremists hurled molotov cocktails at marchers in a Gay Pride parade in Europe.
China baulks at sharing the West's post-party hangover
What happens if two countries cannot agree on the appropriate value for their mutual exchange rate? All sorts of accusations start to fly around.
Kiwis in action - Day 8
Competition schedule for New Zealand athletes on the seventh day of the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Monday, October 11:
Galicia, Spain
Galicia is well-known to the tens of thousands who arrive on foot each year at the end of the pilgrimage known as The Way of St James (in Spanish: El Camino de Santiago).
Spain: Pilgrim's progress
Galicia is well-known to the tens of thousands who arrive on foot each year at the end of the pilgrimage known as The Way of St James.
<i>Richard Loe</i>: Timing all wrong for Boks to play political game
It was interesting to hear Graham Henry say that Australia will be the All Blacks' biggest competition for the World Cup.
Bubbles and chic
When a champagne house can name Marie Antoinette and Marilyn Monroe as fans, you'd think the brand couldn't get any more glamorous - then they announce a collaboration with shoe designer Christian Louboutin.
Eurostar unveils new train to reach further into Europe
Since Eurostar launched services between London and Paris in 1994, it has cornered the largest share of the richest travel market in Europe.
IMF: East won't make up for West
The IMF expects global growth to fall next year as the emerging economies which are leading the global recovery are unable to fully compensate for weaker demand in rich countries.
Paris Fashion week: Animal prints stalk the catwalk at Louis Vuitton
Marc Jacobs has long flirted with danger and it has yet to do him much harm.
Secrets of the story hunters
The Independent looks at a vanishing breed - the investigative journalist.
Hamill adds another silver to NZ tally
Jess Hamill added to New Zealand's medal tally overnight when she finished second in the parasport shot put.
Singapore Airlines to offer in-flight web
The company will make the services available on Airbus A340-500s and A380s and Boeing's 777-300ER models.
Still crazy about Coco
A new book about Coco Chanel captures the spirit of the great designer. Here Viva explores how Chanel revolutionised women's fashion, and why, even 25 years after Karl Lagerfeld took over, the label remains as iconic as ever.
Paris Fashion Week: Last of the great couturiers goes for broke
Lagerfeld's shows are never presented on anything less than the grandest scale but, even so, such an ostentatious display of wealth and power was breathtaking.
Billboards 'grotesquely defacing' Venice, say critics
Prominent figures from the world of art and architecture demand action over huge, floodlit ads obscuring palaces up and down the Grand Canal.