The world, in perspective.

Plus Dublin Gallery Weekend sees venues in the city open their doors late for special exhibitions, artists talks and more

The Brooklyn Museum's "Art of Manga" exhibition highlights the "mangaka," or creators, who have shaped the medium. Hundreds of original illustrations are making a rare trip to the United States

<p>Archaeologists uncover jewellery, cosmetics and coins in cabinet sealed since eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79</p><p>Fragments of personal objects, from makeup tools and a perfume bottle to coins and a child’s necklace, have been found tucked away in a wooden wardrobe sealed off for almost 2,000 years in the ruins of Pompeii.</p><p>The artifacts provide

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1200,w_2160/744019' alt='A recovered parochet (Torah ark curtain), one of the historic Jewish treasures stolen by the Nazis nearly 88 years ago, is finally home after being returned to the Berlin Jewish community with the help of Temple Chai, an Arizo

<p>Sitting outside his small shop in a warren of alleyways in Rawalpindi, Ahsan Shakeel buffed an antique brass pot to a high shine, pressing it against a mechanised wheel.</p> <p>“We’ve removed all the dents, but it still needs polishing,” the 72-year-old restorer, among the last still practising his craft, told <em>AFP</em> as the spinning buffer sent fine

Exploring more than 50 African islands means chartering flights in wonky planes with laissez-faire pilots and testing the seaworthiness of all manner of vessels, all while taking in the salt, sun and palms.