Dirty little secret: the loo that saves lives in Liberia

Diarrhoea kills more children than HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria combined – and its main cause is food and water contaminated with human waste. Liberia's president is trying to change all that For the worst country in the world, Liberia looks lush. All along the long road to Fish Town, the sumptuous rainforest on either side is a comfort, a green bath to soothe the dreadful red dust that is ...

Museum Celebrates Vintage Microcars

A German collector has opened a museum to exhibit his treasured vintage microcars. For a while, they were a popular and affordable alternative to motorbikes during Germany's postwar economic miracle. Though long-forgotten, the little wonders of innovation and engineering may soon be reborn.

Good morning, Vietnam

"YOU'RE sheeting too much. You're sheeting too much!"

Will Phnom Penh get a bus system?

Will Phnom Penh ever get a public bus system?

Tamworth to the Max

On the face of it, the mayor of Tamworth, Col Murray, is what you expect from your stereotypical country mayor. He's a farmer, a community man and he just loves a good yarn. So, when The Diary's country music correspondent, Sarah Whyte, was invited to have dinner with him at Sydney's superchic China Doll restaurant in Woolloomooloo late last week, something seemed … well, something seemed a bit ...