BAGPIPE chiefs last night launched a proud defence of the instrument in the face of claims they’re not truly Scottish. But experts say that pipes from thousands of years are nothing like the ones ...

Scotland is often associated with the famous Highland bagpipes - an integral part of Scottish culture. However, a history writer has recently highlighted that the instrument is not truly Scottish and ...

From salt made by hand on a Philippine island, to ceremonial dances in Kenya and ancient textile traditions in Belarus, the UN cultural agency has added a diverse range of living traditions to its ...

From salt made by hand on a Philippine island, to ceremonial dances in Kenya and ancient textile traditions in Belarus, the UN cultural agency has added a diverse range of living traditions to its ...

Bulgaria’s bagpipe tradition has received one of the highest international honors after being officially inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The ...

Rajiv Joseph’s tale of a captive animal that returns from the dead after the 2003 invasion is bracingly unconventional There is an exciting wildness to the European premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s surreal ...

Baghdad International Airport reopened Thursday after a 12-hour halt due to bad weather, the transport ministry said. Authorities announced at around 12:30 am (2130 GMT) they had temporarily shut ...

Just when I thought the great Kathryn Hunter had done it all, acting-wise, she plays the ghost of a grouchy tiger looking for God on the burning streets of Baghdad during the Iraq War in 2003. In ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The tiger (Kathryn Hunter) sits at the front of the stage, exuding big cat boredom and effortless feline ...