The Middle East is stuck in the crosshairs of a worsening US-China rivalry
In a year that has brought profound change to to much of the world, the conflict-ravaged Middle East appeared to be finally turning a page. A diplomatic spree that sought…
La Palma’s volcanic eruption is officially over, but its devastating toll lingers
MADRID — Authorities on one of Spain's Canary Islands declared a volcanic eruption that started in September officially finished Saturday following 10 days of no lava flows, seismic activity or…
Photos: Whirling dervish ritual honors Rumi, the Sufi mystic poet
KONYA, Turkey — Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the…
4 of the biggest archeological advancements of 2021 — including one ‘game changer’
Global lockdowns and political strife made it a tough year for archaeologists, at least in terms of getting out there on excavation sites. But despite what many might think, archaeology…
This sonar image created by SEARCH Inc. and released by the Alabama Historical Commission shows the remains of the Clotilda, the last known U.S. ship involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Researchers studying the wreckage have made the surprising discovery that most of the wooden schooner remains intact in a river near Mobile, Ala. including the pen that was used to imprison African captives during the brutal journey across the Atlantic Ocean. (Alabama Historical Commission via AP)
Research: Wreck of last US slave ship mostly intact on coast
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Researchers studying the wreckage of the last U.S. slave ship, buried in mud on the Alabama coast since it was scuttled in 1860, have made the…
The Lost Daughter (2021)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJh_pP37vk A college professor confronts her unsettling past after meeting a woman and her young daughter while on vacation in Italy. Her obsession with the woman and her daughter prompts…
Secretary-General, UN leaders, mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu – ‘a towering global figure for peace’
26 December 2021 Secretary-General António Guterres was among UN leaders paying tribute on Sunday to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, describing him as “an unwavering voice for the voiceless.” The UN…
Former mayor of Amsterdam Ed van Thijn has died aged 87
20 December 2021 In Memoriam Reviewing Ed van Thijn’s contribution to the First World Congress of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) in The Netherlands in 1992, ICMGLT Founder and…
Prayers for the Stolen (2021)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWzkfBY982Y Anna, Paula and Maria are three young girls growing up in a remote mountain town in the Mexican rainforest. Poppies are grown locally and harvested by the townspeople controlled…
Passing (2021)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trwq3CNCMkU in 1920s New York City, a black woman finds her world up-ended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.