The largest statues in the world rise from the ground or pedestals like mythical giants. They are truly remarkable feats, combining artistic ability with unthinkable engineering marvels that capture ...

China executed four Canadian nationals over drug charges earlier this year, prompting strong rebukes from the Western country amidst an already rocky relationship. It is unclear exactly when this ...

Veteran sculptor Ram Sutar, known for creating the 182-metre-tall Statue of Unity, has been awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan, the state's highest civilian honor. The decision was made by a ...

A French politician is in the limelight for his recent and rather controversial statement. He has called for the US to return the Statue of Liberty, presented by the French people as a gift in 1884.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen welcomed their son Ever True in March 2024 Taylor Frankie Paul/Instagram (2) Taylor Frankie Paul reflected on co-parenting with ex Dakota Mortensen ahead ...

Twitch got its wires crossed after sending fighting game legend Daigo Umehara’s Bleed Purple statue for reaching 5M hours watched to a French streamer, instead. Daigo ‘The Beast’ Umehara is ...

It's been 25 years since I moved to the United Kingdom. On a recent visit to my home state of Goa in western India, I talked with our gardener, who had migrated to Goa from Bihar in northern India ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie ...

A court in North Dakota has found Greenpeace liable for hundreds of millions of dollars over actions to combat the Dakota Access Pipeline. The environmental organization will be liable for about $ ...

WITH Human Rights Day approaching and in the continued celebration of International Women’s Month, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) Statelessness Unit launched the “Her Document: Her Dignity ...

In the liturgical calendar of the church, St. Joseph is among the few saints recognized with multiple feasts. Even as we observe the solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19, we already look forward to ...