Every year (when the event isn't banned), teams of bull racers in Kerala gather to pit their mighty animals against one another in a very muddy arena. Keep reading >>
Fought by Japanese, US and Filipino forces, World War Two's month-long Battle of Manila destroyed a city and saw the massacre of thousands of civilians. Keep reading >>
Everything from hilarious business-type fails and uniquely Japanese hotel designs, to world-changing African-American nurses, and all shades of animal attraction. Keep reading >>
Lovokomeio was the first, and one of the last, leper colonies in Greece. These days, its crumbling ruins make it a fascinating place to explore. Keep reading >>
The Lohar of north and central India are a caste of blacksmiths with a long history and an ancient way of life that may not last much longer... Keep reading >>
The buildings at Krampnitz are falling into ruin; a far cry from the grand installation that once housed Nazi and then Soviet military. Keep reading >>
The icy waters of the Baltic Sea preserve shipwrecks like nowhere else; these amazing historical finds offer a glimpse of what lies beneath the waves. Keep reading >>
This once-grand country home, abandoned for a quarter of a century and beginning to decay, stands on the site of a manor house formerly lived in by the poet John Milton. Keep reading >>
With its strange rituals and fetishes, Voodoo remains mysterious to most, but these photos throw some light on the oft-misunderstood religion associated with black magic. Keep reading >>
