Culture & Society

Lady and the Unicorn: Mona Lisa of the middle ages weaves a new spell Brigid Delaney   The tapestries on display at the Art Gallery of NSW have appeared in everything from the writings of George Sand...

Landmarks around the world light up for Chinese Lunar New Year   Thousands across the world have celebrated the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year by lighting incense sticks and praying at temples to wish...

'Chinawood' hopes to challenge Hollywood for cinematic dominance   China inaugurated the Qingdao Movie Metropolis this weekend, dubbed "Chinawood", which aims to become the global capital of film production. But as a tool of soft power,...

White House shoots down Rodman playing a role in North Korea summit By Jordyn Phelps   https://youtu.be/UEH2kGzFBk0 Though a source familiar tells ABC News that former NBA star Dennis Rodman plans to be in Singapore during President Donald...

International appetite for Turkish baklava grows Melis Alemdar   Baklava, the other Turkish delight, has enjoyed steadily increasing sales over the past decade. Experts say demand outweighs supply, and baklava masters are hard to come by. They...

Missing artefacts back on display in Beirut after decades   Ancient sculptures, after being stolen during Lebanon’s civil war, are on display again thanks to a global effort to stop antiquities smuggling during the war in...

Afghan female powerlifters flex their muscles   Lifting weights heavier than themselves, the group of around 20 women are flexing their muscles in a country where sport has long been the domain of men. Inside the Afghanistan...

Cuban heritage runs like DNA in these musicians   Pianist Omar Sosa and violinist and singer Yilian Canizares have gone through similar experiences growing up in Cuba, and they understand what it means to endure all...

Three babies abandoned across Berlin in recent years are sisters   Police in the German capital are now hunting for the girls' mother amid fears that she might become pregnant again. Image: The first baby was found...

Israel's relentless war on EU humanitarian aid to Palestine Ylenia Gostoli   Women from the Palestinian village of Jubbet adh Dhib are fighting for basic amenities like electricity. Their struggle is part of a bigger tug-of-war, between...