The day I started to write this column, there was a great story going viral in the social media in Finland.
Metro Éireann has learned that the family of a Nigerian man who died in prison while serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of his wife plans to sue the State over his death.
There are strong indications that Kuwait may be due for an ‘Arab Spring’, following ongoing tensions between the government, opposition and pro-democracy activists. In the last few months the Kuwaiti government has punished several social media users
Members of the African community in Ireland recently held a special memorial in Blanchardstown, west Dublin to honour African literary giant Chinua Achebe, who passed away earlier this year.
Later this month, both North and South Korea will commemorate the beginning of the Korean War in June 1950. The war, which lasted just over three years, concluded on 27 July 1953 – making this year the 60th anniversary. With my sister due to visit Seoul
Last month President Obama delivered the most important foreign policy speech of his second term. The address he delivered at Fort McNair’s National Defense University in Washington DC was significant because it outlined his broader vision for the major
Tastes from around the world, particularly Africa and Asia, were on offer in the lobby at Citi Ireland’s headquarters on 11 June at a special lunchtime event highlighting the different cultures and identities represented in its international workforce.
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A special ‘freedom walk’ to commemorate the 408 journalists across the world who have died in the service of their profession in the last three years was held in Dublin on Wednesday 5 June.
An eclectic gathering of Ireland-based journalists and colleagues from Africa took place in Dublin recently against the background of the International Federation of Journalists’ (IFJ) 20th World Congress.
Barcelona has a thriving network of associations dedicated to supporting the many minority groups that call the city home. Each community has its own history, and each group representing them has its own objectives and approach. Some bodies provide emergency
As expected, the racist far-right groups have attempted to use the killing of British soldier Lee Rigby in London in order to justify more racist violence.
Spinach and ricotta gnocchi with tomato and sausage sauce
Here’s a quick and easy fried rice dish from China’s Guangdong region. Although the recipe includes anchovies, you can remove them to make it vegetarian; just make sure to season with enough salt to maintain the rich flavour.
It’s that magical time of life again: JM Coetzee has published a new book! And not only that: as a bonus the same publisher has also released Here and Now, a book of letters that Coetzee exchanged with friend Paul Auster between 2008 and 2011, which
More than 300 soccer matches, community festivals and other events were organised across Poland and Ukraine on Saturday 8 June to mark Friends of Football Day on the anniversary of the kick-off of last summer’s Uefa European Championship.
When she told people that she was going to spend a month in Uganda for a zoology study abroad programme, Michigan State student Savannah Foster received a range of reactions. Some were of support, some of envy – but most were of fear.