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Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch, famous for his paintings and performances using animal blood and carcasses, has died at age 83, his family said on Tuesday. Nitsch died at a hospital in Lower Austria province on Monday, his niece told AFP. “Hermann Nitsch died peacefully at the age of 83 after a serious illness,” a statement from the family said.

More than a century after their beloved countryman Alberto Santos-Dumont made aviation history, young Brazilians are taking to the skies seeking international glory of their own . . . with paper airplanes. Eight finalists took part on Monday in a heated competition in Rio de Janeiro to pick Brazil’s entrants for the world paper airplane championships in Salzburg, Austria in May.

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on all sides to make sure the upcoming commune council election campaigns go smoothly, urging calm and the preservation of public order – without threats and violence.

After several months of pandemic-induced postponement, Cambodia’s first Repair Fair is finally going to happen and anyone with something broken that they’d like fixed is welcome to attend this coming Sunday, April 24.

After reading a newspaper article that claimed the record time for climbing Oral Mountain stood at three hours, 27 minutes and six seconds, an American and Australian duo decided to try and beat it as a gesture towards the revival of ecotourism in the Kingdom, which remains limited in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Gharyan's unique underground houses were hewn into the mountainside centuries ago, and many lie abandoned, but residents of the Libyan town are hoping tourism can help restore their heritage.

Najet unravels an old pair of jeans, raw material for a designer carpet: traditional, eco-friendly crafts are being adapted for new markets thanks to a project born in the Tunisian desert.

A bastion of art, culture and entertainment in the capital has quietly established itself over the past six years in an unassuming former villa located on St 9 and tucked just behind the bright lights and busy night life of Bassac Lane.

Decorated glazed bricks almost 3,000 years old are on display at Iran’s National Museum after a four-decade search disrupted by war and an international legal battle.

Like something from a science fiction novel, with its six golden spires and pristine white walls rising above the surrounding trees, the Washington Mormon Temple has for decades intrigued those barred from entering. Their curiosity will soon be satisfied, however, as for the first time in almost half a century, the temple this month will open its doors to the general public.