First ship Ob River cross the top of the world from Scandinavia to Asia. ©EPA Feb 6, 2013

Environment: Frozen frontiers

The rapid melting of Arctic ice is unleashing a scramble to exploit vast oil and gas deposits

Peasants camping near the Conga mining project stand nearby the Laguna de Mamacocha Peru ©Getty Feb 5, 2013

Mining: Andean concessions

As Peru’s copper output rises, Lima must soothe disputes between indigenous communities and mining companies

Protesters demonstrate in front of the Icelandic Parliament house as thousands of people are protesting the government's inability to handle the country's ongoing financial crisis on October 4, 2010 in Reykjavik, Iceland. 6000-7500 people demonstrated during the prime ministers first speech of the start of the parliament making it one of Iceland's largest protests in history and following another large protest just 3 days prior. Many families face losing their homes in the coming weeks as the IMF has demanded that the government do not postpone foreclosures any further ©Getty Feb 4, 2013

Iceland: Under the volcano

The economy of the Nordic island is recovering from crisis but its residents bear the scars of four years of hardship

A girl stands amid the ruins of a school burnt down in north-eastern Nigeria by Boko Haram, the jihadist group ©Getty Feb 3, 2013

Al-Qaeda – The jihadi hydra

The west is still struggling to contain the constantly changing face of Islamist terrorism

French soldiers salute Malian people after the prayer next to the Djingareyber mosque, on January 31, 2013 in Timbuktu. The fabled desert city of Timbuktu, an ancient centre of Islamic learning, has been recaptured on January 28 by French-led forces in their offensive against Islamist rebels who have been occupying Mali's north since last April. The extremists last year smashed up mausoleums of ancient saints and the entrance to the 15th-century Sidi Yahya mosque, claiming the sites were blasphemous. Reports had emerged in recent days that rebels fleeing the advancing soldiers had torched a building housing thousands of priceless manuscripts, but an expert said on January 30 that most had been smuggled to safety as the Islamists overran the city last year. ©AFP Feb 1, 2013

Mali: Bienvenue à Timbuktu

Many are celebrating the flight of Islamist extremists from their strongholds, but fears persist

A man, holding a Thai baht bank note, prays before attaching his offering to a "merit tree" at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok in 1998 ©Reuters Jan 31, 2013

Markets: The road to redemption

Leading emerging markets have done much to combat ‘original sin’ but threats to stability still linger

Mexican presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Enrique Pena Nieto, waves to supporters during a rally in Atlacomulco, Mexico State on June 17, 2012. Incoming president Enrique Pena Nieto will inherit two Mexicos when he takes office on December 1, 2012: One basking in economic growth and another mired in a bloody drug war that has left 60,000 dead ©AFP Jan 30, 2013

Mexico: Aztec tiger

The country has emerged from Brazil’s shadow to become the darling of investors

Patrol gunmen from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Roaming around the desert in pickup trucks with satelitte phones they arrange the trafficking of fuel, cigarettes, water, and sometimes hostages Small arms patrol of the AQIM near the Algerian border, Mali ©Rex Features Jan 29, 2013

Energy: Danger money

An assault on an Algerian gas facility has implications for the energy industry as oil companies review their security

ITALIAN Government bonds on trading screen ©Chris Batson/FT Jan 28, 2013

Markets: Back in the zone

Can flows into the euro last?

Graphene Jan 27, 2013

Graphene: Faster, stronger, bendier

The material may have many uses but its discoverers are warning not to expect an immediate revolution

Jan 25, 2013

Coke: Out for the calorie count

A backlash against the group’s anti-obesity ads underscores the dilemma food and drink companies face

Jan 24, 2013

US taxes: Certain as death, complicated as hell

There is a growing consensus that the country’s unwieldy tax system is outdated and in desperate need of repair

From LEX Jan 23, 2013

Li & Fung: devotion turns to doubt

Retail supplier is a market darling but questions are emerging about its strategy

Jan 22, 2013

Immigration: The road to recognition

There is growing optimism across the spectrum that a broken system will be fixed

Jan 21, 2013

America’s debt dilemma: A looming crisis

In the first of a series, Robin Harding examines the fiscal challenges that will shape the US in the 21st century

Jan 20, 2013

Europe: An uneven entente

France must contend with Germany’s growing predominance and its differing vision for European integration

Jan 18, 2013

Technology: Desperately seeking data

Facebook and Google are racing to find new and useful information – then control the way we look for it

Jan 17, 2013

Education: From blackboard to keyboard

Higher education online courses are growing in popularity but their business model is uncertain

Jan 16, 2013

Europe: In search of a new deal for Britain

In his speech, David Cameron must appeal to Conservative hardliners and European leaders

Jan 15, 2013

FT interview: Mariano Rajoy

Spanish PM insists his reform programme will begin to bear fruit this year

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