Audit report on Punjab government accounts
Report of the Auditor General of Pakistan on the Punjab government accounts for audit year 2013-14 make quite interesting, alarming as well as concerning reading to say the least. Besides…
Gabon’s dream of a Bantu cultural centre fades into a costly mirage
Two grandiose elephant tusks guard the doors of a palace built to celebrate the cultural heritage of Africa's Bantu tribes, which gradually settled across much of the continent, but beyond…
BCIN
"The Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network (BCIN) provides access to over 190,000 bibliographic citations for conservation literature. BCIN includes citations from the Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (prior…
Desert ‘dream’ realised: Sudan pyramid hunt gets funding
Little by little, the deserts of northern Sudan slowly reveal the secrets they have held for 2,000 years and more. With wheelbarrows, pulleys and shovels, sweating labourers have unearthed the…
Mysterious Greek god held in Gazan detention
Lost for centuries, a rare bronze statue of the Greek god Apollo has mysteriously resurfaced in the Gaza Strip, only to be seized by police and vanish almost immediately from…
Web of estrangement
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif`s recent discussion with Subhash Chandra, the CEO of Zee TV, an Indian TV network, is noteworthy because what he said reflected the generally sad state of…
Restoring the glory of long-abused ancient Babylon
At ancient Babylon's Ishtar Gate, Iraqi workers labour with a heavy saw, hammers, a chisel and crowbar to break up and remove a concrete slab that is hastening the structure's…
