Where Is Africa In Education?

The US accounts for 72 of the world's 200 best universities, according to an international league table, with Harvard on top of the list. Only five British institutions are ranked among the top 50, with Cambridge and Oxford in joint sixth place. The only university outside of North America and the UK in the top 20 is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, in Zurich.

UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

• 1 - Harvard University
• 2 - California Institute of Technology
• 3 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 4 - Stanford University
• 5 - Princeton University
• 6 - University of Cambridge
• 6 - University of Oxford
• 8 - University of California, Berkeley
• 9 - Imperial College London
• 10 - Yale University. Read More...

World's Smallest Cow Takes Her Place In Record.

A cow whose tiny stature saved her from the abattoir has entered the record books as the world's smallest.

Swallow, a Dexter cow from Cheshire, stands 33.5in (0.8m) tall from hind to foot - shorter than most sheep.See More...

.Pakistan needs civilian rule

The US has dismissed suggestions that the Pakistani military could form a viable alternative to the civilian government, widely criticised for its handling of the country's flood crisis.See More...