History
-
News
Medieval tower in central Rome collapses again during a rescue operation to save worker
“It’s a very complex situation for the firefighters because there is a person trapped inside,” Rome Prefect Lamberto Giannini told…
Read More » -
Asia
Producers of Separation: Declassified reveal what it took to retell Singapore’s split with Malaysia
Such telegrams “were never really meant for the public eye when they were written, essentially”, noted producer Clarisse Goh. “It’s…
Read More » -
Asia
Indonesia’s textbook rewrite delayed to November as critics double down on call to scrap project
JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has postponed the launch of its controversial national history book project by about three months, though…
Read More » -
Mexico
Did you know Robinson Crusoe was in Los Cabos?
When former castaway Alexander Selkirk returned to England in 1711, eight years after he had left, it was with the…
Read More » -
News
1998 mass rapes to be left out of Indonesia’s national history rewrite, ‘need to be proven’: Culture Minister
“We are not digging into who the perpetrators were, but ensuring it never happens again,” Fadli told lawmakers on Wednesday,…
Read More » -
Asia
Indonesian minister’s denial of 1998 mass rapes slammed by activists, officials
Fadli’s comments were “deeply hurtful” and dismissive of well-documented evidence of violence that targeted the Chinese-Indonesian community, said Diyah Wara…
Read More » -
Mexico
When Mexico ruled the waves
April 1843: a small flotilla of ships are cruising along the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, which has seceded from…
Read More » -
Spain
Sagunto: Roman ruins, birdlife and coastal heritage
ADVERTISEMENT Just north of Valencia, Sagunto traces thousands of years of history in one place. Iberians, Romans and Andalusis all…
Read More » -
Spain
What ties Spain’s Holy Week celebrations to America’s KKK?
ADVERTISEMENT “It’s the Ku Klux Klan!”, say some tourists unfamiliar with Spanish Holy Week when they see the penitents accompanying…
Read More »
