Paris: It has always been assumed that Edgar Degas worked in the wings and rehearsal rooms of the Paris Opera to produce his...
Paris: It has always been assumed that Edgar Degas worked in the wings and rehearsal rooms of the Paris Opera to produce his...
WASHINGTON: Mapping informal footpaths could help city planners tackle a range of urban issues stemming from depopulation and vacant land, researchers said on...
Beijing: China's Communist Party has defied the odds to retain firm control of power for 70 years, adapting to a changing world to...
Zurich: Heidi and Super Mario may not seem to have much in common but anime and video game aficionados will detect the signature...
Chengue, Colombia: Covered from head to toe in a protective suit, Yina Ortiz peers through a veil to check in on her beehive....
Kabul: In the land of suicide bombings, burqas, and unending war, a group of Afghans have turned to breakdancing for stress relief and...
Wirksworth, England: On a two-acre field in England's Midlands, Gavin and Alice Munro are taking sustainability to the next level: they harvest trees...
Glindenberg, Germany: For years after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the mantra for millions of former East Germans was to...
London: Eighteen-year-old Londoner Danique Bailey is one of a new generation of poets using social media to revive the art. The teenager was...
UNITED NATIONS: Young climate change activists demanded a greater role in decision-making Saturday as they met leaders at U.N. headquarters, saying that their...
London: Treading her way along the muddy banks of the River Thames, Lara Maiklem spots a 16th-century clothespin which she wipes and adds...
Paris: How can Paris cabarets, with their near-identical lines of statuesque, scantily-clad showgirls and cancan dancers, adapt in the age of #MeToo? With...
YORKIN, Costa Rica: With erratic rainfall in Costa Rica playing havoc with her harvest, Maura Lupario reorganised her farm to ensure it could...
Halle (Saale), Germany: An enduring reminder of the communist era, the vast, concrete "Plattenbau" tower blocks that surround cities in eastern Germany are...
Glasgow: nights of the week, Margaret Fisher can be found sitting in the same seat in the same Glasgow bingo club she has...
Addis Ababa: When Robel Wolde bought a beat-up 1967 Volkswagen Beetle from a friend for 50,000 Ethiopian birr (about 1,540 euros, $1,700), it...
LAMU: Armed with maps, activists on the tourist island of Lamu have managed to stall plans for Kenya's first coal-powered plant as local...
Quimsacocha, Ecuador: The indigenous people of Ecuador's wind-whipped alpine tundra of Quimsacocha face a stark choice, according to their leader, Yaku Perez. "We...
