Digging my hands deep into my pockets, I tucked my chin into my fleecy neck warmer and wriggled my toes to warm them up. Snowflakes had filled the sky with white and were now dusting the ground gently.

Digging my hands deep into my pockets, I tucked my chin into my fleecy neck warmer and wriggled my toes to warm them up. Snowflakes had filled the sky with white and were now dusting the ground gently.

The tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada is more often associated with its unforgiving hurricane season and at times turbulent political history.

The tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada is more often associated with its unforgiving hurricane season and at times turbulent political history.

Mountain gorillas are just one of the natural attractions drawing tourists to Rwanda.

"Stop the car, stop the car! There's a bull elephant in the road!" Words I listen to closely as they're being shouted by a man sitting next to me clutching an AK-47.

For days the giant carcass of the once-proud Costa Concordia has lain stricken off the rocky shore of the island of Giglio, rescue vessels bobbing in the chilly seas around it.

With bitterly cold temperatures, the chances of finding more survivors appear to dim as almost two dozen people remain missing from a doomed liner off the coast of Italy.

The captain is still in charge. No matter how modern a cruise ship may be or how strict its safety rules, passenger safety often rests on the captain's judgment.

The year 2012 is a significant one in the Maya calendar.