Somalia races to save Radio Mogadishu’s fading archive
A small team is working to digitise decades of Somali history in the country's main public radio station.
Goa’s forgotten orchata drink lives on in family kitchens
Goa’s forgotten orchata drink lives on in family kitchens Once reserved for elite Catholic households, this almond drink survives thanks…
Nicaragua severs diplomatic ties with Italy over 1978 murder case
The rift follows Italy’s renewed demand for Nicaragua to extradite the man convicted of former prime minister's killing.
‘Falklands are Argentinian’: Celebrations over England win revive old wounds
The Falkland Islands have been at the heart of a long-running dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina.
T.Rex skeleton sells for $50.1 million at New York auction
A T.Rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ sold for a record $50 million at an auction in New York.
This Week in History: Versace murdered, Chirac survives neo-Nazi plot, and Kennedys die in crash
The front pages this week play witness to sudden tragedy and high-profile attacks. We revisit two prominent aviation disasters: the…
How Sheikh Hamad revolutionised Arab media through Al Jazeera
The late Father Emir broke the regional monopoly of state-controlled broadcasting and challenged Western media hegemony.
‘If it dies, it’s on you’: Saving Nigeria’s Benin bronze casting
Nigeria’s bronze legacy Behind the global restitution story, master artisans are fighting to keep a centuries-old craft alive. Bronze portrait…
Chief of Scotland’s scandal-hit heritage body resigns after less than a year
The chairman of Scotland’s scandal-hit heritage body has resigned less than a year into the role. Sir Mark Jones is…
The last time Iran held a funeral for the Supreme Leader
An estimated 10 million mourners attended Iran’s first Supreme Leader’s funeral in 1989.