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Switzerland

Swiss set to choose new national anthem

Switzerland has a habit of regularly going to the polls to decide the big questions affecting the country, so it is no surprise that people are being

Tunisia

Tunisia's Bardo museum reopens for officials, a week after militant attack

The Bardo museum in Tunis has reopened for officials, almost a week after 20 foreign tourists were killed in a militant attack. But it will remain

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Italy

No longer a mystery: Pompeii's 'crown jewel' restored

After a two-year restoration project, Pompeii’s crown jewel, the Villa of Mysteries, has been unveiled. Plans to restore the ancient Italian city

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Baku World of Mugham Festival celebrates traditional music from Azerbaijan

The fourth edition of the International World of Mugham Festival has come to a close in Baku. One of Azerbaijan’s many forms of folk music, Mugham

Russia

Moscow flames at Novodevichy Convent spark false rumours of Kremlin fire

Fire broke out in scaffolding surrounding the Novodevichy Convent, lighting up the Moscow night sky. The site is a popular tourist attraction and one of the Russian capital's historical and architectu

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Russian writer Valentin Rasputin dies

World

More Iraq sites at risk from ISIL 'cultural cleansing' - UNESCO

The UN's educational, scientific and cultural organisation has called for a regional and international alliance to counter the extremists' acts of destruction that it calls 'war crimes'.

Iraq

Iraq calls for international air power to stop ISIL wrecking priceless heritage

Iraq is calling for air power to be used to stop ISIL militants destroying the country’s archaeological treasures. The US-led coalition – which has

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Iraq

ISIL militants bulldoze ancient city of Hatra

ISIL militants reportedly destroyed the ancient city of Hatra in Northern Iraq on Saturday.

Austria

Austrian panel rules against returning Beethoven Frieze to Jewish heirs

An Austrian panel has ruled that one of Gustav Klimt's most famous works should not be returned to the heirs of its original Jewish owners.

Iraq

ISIL militants loot and destroy ancient Iraqi city, say tourism officials

ISIL militants have started razing the ruins of the ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud, according to tourism officials. They claim heavy machinery has

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'Judge books by their covers', EU court says in tax ruling

France and Luxembourg lost a legal battle on Thursday to offer lower sales tax on e-books. A top European court backed EU regulators that only paper

Italy

Scandal in Pompeii: Former site commissioner has assets seized

Financial police seize nearly 6 million euros in assets from Marcello Fiori. The former commissioner of the Pompeii archaeological site is implicated in a tendering scandal.

Culture news

Brussels exhibition highlights Ottoman influence

A new exhibition in Belgium aims to highlight the influence of Ottoman culture on western artists. “The Sultan’s World: The Ottoman Orient in

Turkey

Turkey: Thousands turn out for funeral of writer Yasar Kemal

Thousands gathered in Istanbul on Monday to say a final farewell to Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey’s best-known writers. The works of the 91-year-old

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Documentary photography at the Jeu de Paume in Paris

The Jeu de Paume in Paris presents the first anthological exhibition in France of American photographer Taryn Simon’s work. She uses both pictures

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European Youth Capital, Cluj Napoca – the best city you’ve never heard of

Cluj Napoca is the European Youth Capital of 2015 and probably the best city you've never heard of.