Inside the world's best hotel in Bali, slow life costs Rs 1.2 lakh a night

The highly exclusive Mandapa, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Bali, Indonesia, makes an entry on the World's Best Hotels list 2025 ...

Looking for a 200-year-old weapon? Check out the Maasai tribe

The Maasai relied on clubs, spears and swords to defend their interests.

Eruption of Sectarian Violence in Syria Killed More Than 1,700, U.N. Report Says

Investigators said the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa had done little to address the extrajudicial killings and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In One of the Wettest Places on the Planet, Indigenous People Build Bridges and Ladders Out of Living Tree Roots

For hundreds of years, Khasi and Jaintia people in Meghalaya, India, have woven the roots of Indian rubber trees into ...
The Associated Press

Local expertise breaks through culture of silence around deadly initiation rites in South Africa

In a deeply reported, all-formats piece, Mogomotsi Magome and video journalist Alfonso Nqunjana penetrated a long-standing ...