Rolling Stones unveil new album Hackney Diamonds, first in 18 years | Music News
Jagger, Richards and Wood revealed the details of their first album of original music in 18 years in London, set for release on October 20.…
Freddie Mercury’s piano, Bohemian Rhapsody lyrics champions at auction | Arts and Culture News
More than 1,400 lots of what the singer and musician called his ‘exquisite clutter’ are up for auction at Sotheby’s in London. The piano that…
Home away from home: South Asian vendors in an ancient Omani market | Migration
Muttrah, Oman – The palm-lined beaches and backwaters of India’s state of Kerala bear little resemblance to the Omani mountain-ridged harbour coast where the Sultanate…
Two people arrested in China for smashing a hole in the Great Wall | Arts and Culture News
The suspects widened a gap in the iconic Great Wall to shorten their travel time to a worksite in Shanxi province, state media reports. Two…
Burning Man mass exodus begins after flooding trapped desert revelers | Arts and Culture News
About 30,000 people remain at the site with some waiting to see the burning of a large wooden effigy shaped like a man – the…
Google turns 25: A look at the world’s top performing searches | Technology News
Al Jazeera visualises the most popular global search terms as the world’s top search engine turns 25. Google turns 25 on Monday. The world’s most…
Gaza’s calligraffiti of hope | Arts and Culture
Sadly, the Gaza Strip is no stranger to violence and destruction, with repeated Israeli assaults on the besieged enclave exacerbated by the Israeli siege that…
The Nigerian rapper with a coat of many colours | Arts and Culture
Lagos, Nigeria - It is a dark night in Ikeja, capital of Nigeria’s economic powerhouse Lagos. Deep inside the bowels of an empty factory is…
Nollywood has a new action hero. His name is Tobi Bakre | Arts and Culture
With lead roles in two major motion pictures - the box office smash Brotherhood and the Amazon Prime Video original Gangs of Lagos - Tobi…
British Museum director resigns, admits to failings in theft investigation | Crime News
The director of the British Museum said he would resign after admitting to failings in his investigation of the theft of items from the museum’s…
Kenya’s young Maasai reconnect with their culture at Eunoto ceremony | Arts and Culture
With beaming smiles, hair dyed a red ochre and ceremonial headdresses of ostrich feathers, young Maasai men are busy taking selfies. They have just completed…
Who stole the Mona Lisa?
In what would come to be known as the 'art heist of the century', the plan was as audacious as it was simple. Source link
The Nigerian filmmaker reshaping Nollywood in her own image | Arts and Culture
When Amazon Prime Video was looking to enter the Nollywood film industry, once billed as the second largest in the world, the American streaming platform…
Vietnam’s ‘ballroom’ culture: A safe space to celebrate transgender people | LGBTQ News
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – In a small, stuffy nightclub with walls scrawled with graffiti and flaking plaster, a queer function took place unlike…
Michael Oher, known for The Blind Side, says adoption was a lie in lawsuit | American Football News
The feel-good story behind the 2009 blockbuster film The Blind Side was all a lie, retired NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher has alleged in a…
Kuwait bans Barbie movie as Lebanese minister calls for action over film | LGBTQ News
Kuwaiti ban comes as Lebanon’s culture minister asked authorities to censor the film for ‘promoting homosexuality and transsexuality’. Kuwait has announced a ban on the…
Conflict over the clock: China among countries where time is political | Politics News
When Nuria Shamsed* was a child, she would sit with her family in front of her grandparents’ house on the outskirts of the Western Chinese…
Robbie Robertson, leader of Canadian-US group The Band, dies at 80 | Music News
Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter in the Canadian-American rock group The Band, has died at the age of 80, his manager said. Robertson,…
Singer Sixto Rodriguez, subject of Searching for Sugarman, dies at 81 | Arts and Culture News
The US singer and songwriter who was the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugarman has passed away in Detroit. Sixto Rodriguez, the obscure…
Sebeiba festival: Algeria’s 3,000 year-old tradition | Arts and Culture
Thousands from the Tuareg community in Algeria flock to the annual Sebeiba festival held in an oasis town deep in the Sahara. Sebeiba is an…