Nepal: Conservationist on a mission to secure the return of dozens of the country’s stolen artefacts

The Museum of Stolen Art in Bhaktapur city in Nepal is the launch pad of a unique campaign to have Napalise artefacts that were stollen from the country to be…

India: Millions celebrate Diwali festival

Millions of Indians are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights and one of the most important events in the Hindu calendar. The annual festival tends to fall between October and…

Australia: PM Albanese in trouble over A$4.3m cliff-top beach house

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under fire after buying a multi-million-dollar cliff-top home amid a national housing crisis. Albanese made the purchase months out from an election in which…

Egypt: Grand museum partially opens to public

A highly anticipated museum housing the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts has opened the doors to some of its galleries. More than 20 years in the making, the…

Ghana: Chef fails to break Cooking Marathon world record

Guinness World Records (GWR) has rejected a Ghanaian chef’s attempt to break the world record for the longest individual cooking marathon, her team has announced. In January, Failat Abdul Razak…

Sri Lanka: Organiser of ‘white party’ apologises after backlash

Organizers of Sri Lanka’s White Party have apologized after the event sparked an online backlash. The advertisement for the event listed a white dress code, but also included the line…

Rwanda: Government eases nightlife restrictions for festive season

Rwanda’s government has relaxed operating restrictions for bars, nightclubs and other entertainment establishments during the festive season. The restrictions on all “non-essential services” were imposed in September by the authorities…

Ethiopia: Thousands of pilgrims return to Aksum for festival

Thousands of people have descended on the northern Ethiopian city of Aksum to celebrate a religious holiday for the first time in three years. Festivities had been paused because of…

France: Napoleon Bonaparte’s hat to go on sale at Paris auction

A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he ruled the French empire in the 19th Century will go on sale at auction in Paris on Sunday. The bicorne black beaver…

UK: Rare Scotch whisky becomes world’s most expensive bottle at £2.1m

A rare bottle of whisky has been sold for $2.7m (£2.1m) – breaking the record for the most expensive wine or spirit sold at auction. The Macallan 1926 single malt…