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Mobile messages tell stories of refugees fleeing war 03 Apr 2016 - 09:19 am

A woman looks at images taken by Jordanian photographer Tanya Habjouqa of Syrian refugees during a joint exhibition along with Syrian artist Omar...

Australia's colonial past haunts major Sydney tram project 31 Mar 2016 - 01:26 pm

Cultural heritage manager Danny Franks inspects the excavation site where he had discovered Aboriginal artifacts in the ground at a construction site for...

Priceless tomes in Italy hold key to European identity 31 Mar 2016 - 12:06 pm

The exhibition "Books that have made Europe" at the Lincean Academy includes an imposing 12th-century "Atlantic" bible weighing 18 kilos. AFP Photo/Alberto Pizzoli ...

Thousands of Aboriginal artefacts found at Australian building site 30 Mar 2016 - 01:45 pm

Sydney: A huge trove of Aboriginal artefacts, which could have been part of an armoury, has been unearthed at an Australian building site,...

Sharjah Book Authority launches world’s first virtual reality book 29 Mar 2016 - 02:40 pm

(Photo: Sharjah Book Authority) Sharjah, UAE: Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has launched the world’s first virtual reality book in Arabic and English, as...

Palestinian artists reject violence, favour creative protest 28 Mar 2016 - 02:32 pm

Kholoud Mohammed el-Desoki, 23, in her family's apartment in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip with a portrait of a young girl wearing...

Caveman's best friends? Preserved Ice Age puppies awe scientists 28 Mar 2016 - 01:17 pm

A handout picture taken on March 15, 2016 shows scientists gathering for a first glimpse at the remains of the puppy discovered in ...

US museum returns looted statue to Cambodia 28 Mar 2016 - 10:12 am

A Cambodian takes a picture of a Khmer statue on display during a ceremony in Phnom Penh,Cambodia, 28 March 2016. EPA/MAK REMISSA Phnom...

Miyajima's LED numbers tell tale of life in Hong Kong 26 Mar 2016 - 10:37 am

File photo shows Japanese artist Tatsuo Miyajima's light installation for Art Basel Hong Kong entitled 'Time waterfall'. AFP / ANTHONY WALLACE Hong Kong:...

Emin launches show in Hong Kong as Art Basel comes to town 21 Mar 2016 - 11:59 am

British artist Tracey Emin during a press conference in Hong Kong. EPA/JEROME FAVRE Hong Kong: The pain of intimacy, raw physicality, love, sadness,...

145-year-old letter, delivered by balloon, turns up in Australia 19 Mar 2016 - 12:53 pm

A tiny letter from a man to his mother flown out of Paris by hot air balloon during the Prussian siege and which...

Amid repression, art scene in Thailand's capital blooms 19 Mar 2016 - 12:42 pm

People attend an exhibition by artist Jirawut Ueasungkomsate at a gallery in Bangkok, Thailand, March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha By Amy Sawitta Lefevre...

Turning New York trash into treasure 19 Mar 2016 - 12:35 pm

Items displayed as part of former New York sanitation worker Nelson Molina's "Treasure in the Trash" gallery in East Harlem, New York City....

Egypt finds new clues that Queen Nefertiti may lie buried behind Tut's tomb 17 Mar 2016 - 01:39 pm

A replica of the bust of Nefertiti stands in the Replica Workshop of the National Museum of Berlin in Berlin, October 2, 2015. ...

John Grisham book turns spotlight on futuristic cancer treatment 15 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

John Grisham . AFP By Amrutha Penumudi A new book by bestselling author John Grisham is giving new impetus to a handful of...

Five Bacon paintings reported stolen in Madrid 13 Mar 2016 - 04:45 pm

Irish artist Francis Bacon sits for a photograph in the Tate Gallery in London during his latest exhibition May 16, 1985. (Reuters /...

Ikea's billionaire founder a frugal fan of flea markets 09 Mar 2016 - 04:37 pm

The founder of Swedish furniture giant IKEA is worth billions, but still chooses to live frugally. Stockholm: Frugal billionaire Ingvar Kamprad, founder of...