Every year, on the night before Orthodox Easter Sunday, the Greek island of Chios becomes the scene of a spectacular pyrotechnic duel.

AsRussia becomes ever more authoritarian, rock music has become form of protest as it was in the Soviet era.

The community on the remote and unspoilt island of North Uist is divided over the building of a space port.

Does British megastar Dua Lipa’s book club show real interest in literature or band-wagon opportunism?

Austrian singer Falco enjoyed meteoric international success in the 1980s with ‘Der Kommissar’ and ‘Rock Me Amadeus’.

The myth of Monaco: from a remote fishing village to one of the richest countries in the world.

Young people in Nepal are very angry at political instability and rank corruption and are taking matters into their own hands.

On Croatia’s remotest island, the country’s last lighthouse keepers man the lighthouse since 1875.

Why are two Royal Marines standing guard on this tiny rock in the North Atlantic covered in bird droppings? 

Whilst some uphold the traditions of a conservative Muslim society, many are demanding more freedom, and equality for women.

For years, Sweden has been the scene of violent clashes between rival gangs, holding the European record for gun deaths.