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The intertwining cities of Slovenia’s Nova Gorica and Italy’s Gorizia are this year’s borderless European Capital of Culture – Robin McKelvie finds out what makes this cross-border community and its intermingled influences on both countries so special

From touring the Skocjan Caves to admiring the works of Joze Plecnik in the capital, Robin McKelvie explores five wondrous natural and cultural sites across Slovenia

This week, Spotlight on Africa highlights women's empowerment across the continent, as March marks the beginning of Women's History Month, and International Women's Day on 8 March.

Rangers Europa League rival hit with bizarre UNESCO charge ahead of Europa League tie

City damaged during occupation by Islamic State group reopens 850-year-old mosque in time for Ramadan as reconstruction gathers pace

A 2,800-year-old fortified wall has been found in a narrow mountain pass in China.

From hotels in Unesco-listed Corfu Town to a fly-and-flop beach resort on the island's famously turquoise shores, this Ionian idyll has it all

The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 Benin bronze statues to Nigeria, the Dutch embassy in Abuja announced this week. It becomes the first European nation to do so after Germany. The majority of these 19th-century African sculptures, however, remain in France and the UK.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the occasion of his 395th birth anniversary. Read further on Dynamite News:

Landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crac des Chevaliers castle are already attracting local tourists

France's Ministry of Culture on Monday filed an application to have the beaches in Normandy that were the site of the D-Day landings during the Second World War and the medieval fortresses of Carcassonne added to Unesco's list of World Heritage Sites.