Series

Postcards from Uzbekistan: The historic beauty of Rishtan ceramics

Our Postcard this week comes to you from the east of Uzbekistan, with a visit to a famous centre of ceramic production

1 February 2016

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Inside a ceramic master's workshop

1 February 2016

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Start the dance!

Drums started to echo across Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome on Sunday (January 24) as the technical rehearsals for the world’s most famous Carnival

26 January 2016

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: The vibrant colours of Margilan silk

Our Postcard this week is from eastern Uzbekistan and the silk fabrics made in the city of Margilan

25 January 2016

Series

Ancient silk techniques kept alive in Margilan

25 January 2016

Series

Postcards from Uzbekistan: The Tosh Hovli Palace, Khiva

In this episode of Postcards we continue to explore the ancient city of Khiva in Uzbekistan

18 January 2016

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A peek inside a Khiva palace, a labyrinth of rooms and courtyards

18 January 2016

France

Jewish community in Marseille debates whether to hide yarmulke

The machete attack has left the community in fear once again.

13 January 2016

Series

Postcards from Uzbekistan: The Kalta Minor Minaret, Khiva

This week our Postcard comes to you from the west of Uzbekistan and the ancient city of Khiva

11 January 2016

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Khiva: the museum under the sky

11 January 2016

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Sancheoneo Ice Festival

Locals and tourists brave sub-zero temperatures to take part in a popular ice fishing festival in South Korea. The winter festival is named after a

10 January 2016

Algeria

Meet Algeria's tattooed women

Faded lines and symbols imprinted on their foreheads, chins, and cheeks, draws attention to them. These are the Chaouia women in the Aurès mountains

5 January 2016

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: The Amir Temur Mausoleum, Samarkand

We begin our new series of Postcards from the ancient city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan

4 January 2016

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Samarkand, a window on an ancient empire

4 January 2016

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Dive into 2016

A hardy group of Romans braved a cold, misty rain on Friday (January 1) and threw themselves off a bridge in Rome into the freezing waters of the

2 January 2016

Sport

New Year's day dip in freezing water - Video

What better way to cure a New Year’s eve hangover than a New Year’s day dip in ice cold water. Thousands of Dutch revellers braved the chilly North

1 January 2016

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Berlin Seals

Some 30 Germans go for their annual Christmas Day swim in a Berlin lake, calling the 6 degree Celsius water temperature “pleasantly warm.”

26 December 2015

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Urbi et Orbi

Pope Francis marks Christmas Day with the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message from the central balcony of St. Peter’s

26 December 2015

Spain

Getting lucky with El Gordo

Spanish syndicate wins 'The Fat One'

22 December 2015

Spain

El Gordo: Spain goes crazy for "The Fat One"

Lottery prize fund tops 2.24 billion euros

22 December 2015