The Taliban has unleashed a reign of terror on the people of Afghanistan since they seized power for the second time two years ago, including by organizing public floggings. Women are routin… Read More
A 600-year-old medieval hand cannon, purchased for $20 at a flea market in Hertfordshire, England to be used as a garden ornament, was sold at auction for £2,000 (over 200 times its or… Read More
The International African American Museum will soon open in Charleston, South Carolina, overlooking the site where 45% of enslaved Africans entered America. The museum includes exhibits and… Read More
First Nations leaders in British Columbia are calling for the resignation of the children’s minister and an overhaul of the foster system after a horrific case involving torture, starv… Read More
Argentina's first-ever proven "death flight" plane has been returned to the country from the US after being discovered in Florida. The Short SC.7 Skyvan was used by the Argentine junta to th… Read More
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Over 100 British MPs have urged the government to take action for the release of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been imprisoned for over three years. Fattah was arreste… Read More
Zhang Hai, a COVID-19 rights activist in Wuhan, China, has had his case sent back to police for further investigation, raising concerns that he may be in incommunicado detention and at risk… Read More
Bonaventure Ndikung, a Cameroon-born figure, is the director of Berlin's "Haus der Kulturen der Welt" (House of World Cultures). He aims to transform the cultural institution, originally bui… Read More
Haitian officials gathered at the National Pantheon Museum to commemorate the second anniversary of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. While the investigation in Haiti has ma… Read More
A Dutch museum exhibition titled "Kemet" that showcases the influence of ancient Egypt on black musicians, including artists like Beyoncé and Rihanna, has angered Egypt. The Egyptian… Read More
1. Como tradição, e como simulacro dum velho despreparo político, a Unita contestou o resultado das eleições de 2022, com os resultados já conhecido… Read More
Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has won a competition to transform the former Hangzhou Oil Refinery Factory in China into a green cultural park. The park will feature an art and science museum… Read More
Human Rights Watch has accused the Malian armed forces and alleged Wagner group fighters of committing atrocities against civilians in central Mali since December 2022. The NGO has reported… Read More
According to a report by an independent panel of experts, Mexican security forces were complicit in the abduction of 43 student teachers in 2014 and concealed documents that revealed their w… Read More
A former Chinese judge, Li Jianfeng, was roughed up by Lao immigration police when he tried to visit detained human rights lawyer Lu Siwei at an immigration detention center in Laos. Li was… Read More
The US government is considering sending 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti to address gang violence, despite warnings of abuse by Kenyan police. Rights watchdogs have accused Kenyan poli… Read More
Prison guards at Myanmar's Thayarwady Prison have reportedly beaten 31 inmates for commemorating Martyrs' Day, with four of them being treated for their injuries. The prisoners held a saluti… Read More
The Canadian rapper, who was found guilty last year, shot her several times in the feet during an argument about their music careers and relationships.
A judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday sent… Read More
Curators of the Mary Rose museum in Portsmouth have faced criticism for claiming that objects found on Henry VIII's flagship have LGBT meanings. In a blog post, the museum suggested that a m… Read More
Historian Edward Spencer Dyas has discovered eight graves belonging to members of the Knights Templar at St Mary's Church in Enville, Staffordshire. The medieval tombs, including three previ… Read More
Prominent human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been missing for six years, with no communication or updates from him or the authorities. Gao's wife and rights groups are calling for his rele… Read More
Gold jewellery dating back to 1,500BC, along with semi-precious stones and glass, has been stolen from the British Museum. This is the largest security breach in recent times for the museum… Read More
The United Nations has condemned the "extreme brutality" of gangs in Haiti, as violence intensifies in the country. Kenya has offered to lead an international force to help Haiti's police de… Read More
Jeremy Goldsmith, who runs Mountfitchet Castle, a Norman castle and museum, took in an orphaned fallow deer named Ziggy. The fawn, believed to be two months old, was found on the side of a r… Read More
The director of the British Museum, Hartwig Fischer, has resigned following the museum's failure to uncover the theft of more than 1,500 items despite warnings from whistleblowers. Fischer e… Read More
Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh are using traditional ballads, known as "Tarana Geet," as a means of protest against their statelessness and the ongoing torture they face. Th… Read More
President Joe Biden will observe the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at an Alaska military base with service members and their families. This will be the first time that a pre… Read More
The British Museum is repatriating a 36-foot totem pole carved by the House of Ni’isjoohl in British Columbia back to its indigenous home in Canada after nearly a century. The repatria… Read More
The article discusses some of the strange and undesirable toys that have been included in McDonald's Happy Meals over the years. These toys, meant to appeal to children, have sometimes ended… Read More
Saudi Arabia is aiming to become a hub for game developers and esports, with a focus on producing internationally competitive games that promote Saudi and Arabic culture. The country's passi… Read More
Dutch art detective Arthur Brand, known as the "Indiana Jones of the Art World," has returned a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting to the Groninger Museum more than three years after it was st… Read More
The Design Museum in London is hosting an exhibition titled "Rebel: 30 Years of London Fashion" that showcases the work of young designers who have studied, worked, or started their careers… Read More
Danish artist Jens Haaning was given $84,000 by a museum to create a work of art but instead pocketed the money and turned in two blank canvases titled "Take the Money and Run." The museum i… Read More
Customs agents at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport have seized nearly 400 primate skulls and other remains of over 700 animals that were being trafficked to the US. The remains were found in… Read More
Scientists at Stockholm University have successfully recovered and sequenced RNA from an extinct species, the Tasmanian tiger, for the first time. This breakthrough raises hope for the poten… Read More
According to a Reuters investigation, there has been an increase in sexual violence against migrants at the Mexico border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros as they await entry into the US. The… Read More
The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations in Marseille is hosting an exhibition titled Renault 12, celebrating the lesser-known history of two car models and the journeys made b… Read More
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two men and two women in connection with the case of two missing Manipur students. The CBI carried out a "surgical strike" style arrest… Read More
On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 154th birth anniversary, the Gandhi Museum in Madurai organized an art program for children under the theme "Let's Celebrate Children." Over 200 children… Read More
A driver in the Kerala police died by suicide and left a note blaming his superiors for mental torture. The driver had been on medical leave and was posted to a police station but refused to… Read More
Two villagers were publicly "executed" by separatist rebels in western Cameroon. The conflict between the army and separatists from the English-speaking minority has been ongoing for almost… Read More
After a 13-year restoration project, the Zeyrek Çinili Hamam in Istanbul has reopened. The historic bath, which was once one of the most luxurious health and wellness centers in the O… Read More
Afghan women are facing severe restrictions and violence under the Taliban's rule, with their basic rights being denied. Women are banned from attending school and university, not allowed to… Read More
The Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace in Paris were evacuated due to bomb threats following a fatal school stabbing by a suspected extremist. No incidents or injuries were reported. The Fr… Read More
A new study reveals that prehistoric people called the Magdalenians practiced cannibalism as part of their funerary rituals between 14,000 and 19,000 years ago in northwestern Europe. The re… Read More
With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an ancient papyrus scroll destroyed in the library of Pompeii has been deciphered, offering Roman scholars the opportunity to rediscover knowle… Read More
An exhibition dedicated to the Kayapó people, curated by young Kayapó individuals, has opened at the Niteroi Museum in Brazil. Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire attended the op… Read More
Parliamentarians from around the world have called on Japan to conduct an independent investigation into the Chinese government's rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang and to sanction Co… Read More
A Buddhist monastery in Nepal, the Itumbaha Monastery, has experienced a renaissance after receiving repatriated statues from two US museums. This has led to an increased interest in the mon… Read More
A new science fiction museum has been erected in Chengdu, China in just one year to host the 81st World Sci-Fi Convention. The museum, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, features a unique se… Read More
A painting stolen from a Scottish castle museum 30 years ago has been returned after it appeared at an auctioneer in Yorkshire. The stolen painting, Children Wading by Robert Gemmell Hutchis… Read More
The Annapurna region is Nepal’s second most popular trekking destination after the Everest region. Annapurna Base Camp Trek in this mainstream trekking route leads you to the foothills… Read More
A sacred Native American headdress, known as a 'bird bundle', is set to be returned to the Blackfoot Nation of Alberta, Canada after being exhibited in a UK museum for over a century. The he… Read More
A former Rwandan gynecologist, Sosthene Munyemana, is on trial in France for charges of genocide and crimes against humanity related to the 1994 massacres in Rwanda. The trial, one of France… Read More
Indian nurse Nimisha Priya has had her appeal rejected by Yemen's Supreme Court, upholding her death sentence for the murder of a Yemeni national. Priya, who has been in prison since 2017, w… Read More
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