The 350-kilogram eagle was found at the bottom of the Rio de la Plata in 2006. The new statue was announced after a legal battle between the government and the salvagers who found the eagle.
Pavlova - The recipe for a lofty meringue cake evolved slowly in both Australia and New Zealand, but the name arrived in 1935 when Bert Sachse, chef at the Esplanade Hotel in Perth, named his cake in honour of Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. Chef Sachse later acknowledged that the recipe he used was from a 1929 cookery book,...
Kinshasa has accused the M23 rebel group of attacks in the DRC's mineral-rich North Kivu province, and says Rwanda is backing the Tutsi-led militia. Kigali denies any involvement in the violence
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed unlawful killings, rape, and other apparent war crimes since late 2022. Attacks with explosive weapons in populated areas of North Kivu province have killed and injured civilians, damaged infrastructure, and exacerbated an already dire humanitarian...
Seventeen schoolgirls taken hostage by armed men in the Mount Bosavi area on the border of the Southern Highlands and Hela provinces in PNG have been released by their captors.
Eritrea has rejoined a regional East African bloc it left 16 years ago, its information minister said, in the country's latest move to rebuild ties with its neighbours.
Cyclone Mocha brought lashing rain and winds of 120 miles per hour to the region in May, leaving nearly 150 people dead in Myanmar - mostly Rohingya minorities - Click the link for more details.
The West Papuan Council of Churches says Kiwi hostage Phillip Mehrtens' life is in danger if negotiations do not take place with the West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB).