Culture

News Hour: In the Andean city of El Alto indigenous Bolivians gathered at dawn to honor “Pachamama,” the goddess of the earth and fertility, on what is known locally as Mother Earth Day. During the annual...

News Hour: In a far-flung valley of Bosnia, volunteers are building a spiral-shaped botanical garden in a new park and carving marble obelisks with cosmic signs while visitors meditate in tunnels. Archaeologists denounced a “cruel hoax”...

News Hour: Tony Bennett celebrated his 90th birthday in New York style on Wednesday, as he was joined by Lady Gaga at the Empire State Building at a ceremony that will light up the iconic building...

News Hour: The tents and shelters of Calais’ infamous “jungle” camp have been rebuilt in London in a new installation hoping to teach Britons more about Europe’s migrant crisis. The “Encampment” exhibit, which runs until Aug....

News Hour: Scottish actor Ewan McGregor called on Tuesday for greater efforts to help refugee children in Iraq, warning they are at serious risk of death, sexual violence, or recruitment into armed groups. Following a visit...

News Hour: Pilots have been taking to the skies for the World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Hungary, displaying their skills in twists and loops in the air. The competition, which ran July 20-30 at Matko airport...

News Hour: On an early morning walk through the Romanian capital’s newest park, photographer Helmut Ignat points out cormorants, harriers, terns and several other birds flying high over the marshes. “We’re in luck, all the birds...

News Hour: An Image has been circulating all day on social media with fans trying to guess who the sexy actress is in the picture. It is none other than the very charming Jacqueline Fernandez from...

News Hour: Dhaka University today conferred “Firoza Begum Memorial Gold Medal” on eminent singer Sabina Yasmin, reports BSS. Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique handed over the award to Sabina Yasmin at a function at Nabab Nawab...

News Hour: Matt Damon’s “Jason Bourne” spy thriller is dominating box offices, taking in a third of all North American receipts in its opening weekend, reports BSS. The film, the fifth in Universal’s robust series about...