Mexico: Miss Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina named Miss Universe Africa and Oceania

Miss Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has spoken of her pride at coming second in the Miss Universe competition, as well as being named Miss Africa and Oceania. “I’m so proud of…

Italy: Authorities bust artwork forgery ring

Police in Italy say they have busted a major European criminal network forging and selling artworks by some of the biggest names in modern art. More than 2,100 forged artworks…

UK: Stolen luxury cars found in Thailand return to UK

Thirty high-value stolen cars that were exported to Thailand have been returned to the UK after a seven-year police investigation. The vehicles, originally worth more than £6m, were stolen by…

Spain: Thousands protest in Valencia over handling of deadly floods

 Thousands of people have demonstrated in Spain’s eastern city of Valencia to protest the authorities’ handling of one of Europe’s deadliest natural disasters in decades and call for accountability. Large…

Lebanon: Archaeologists concerned about Israeli bombing close to ancient ruins

For over two millennia, the Roman temples at Baalbek in eastern Lebanon have stood as some of the finest examples of Roman architecture anywhere in the world. On Wednesday, a…

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…