When the contemporary art curator Diana Campbell, who helped shape the art scene in the Philippines and Bangladesh, invites me to go somewhere, I’m all ears. Her scouting trips are always a piñata of ...

(Reuters) - In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities that thrived along the fabled Silk Road trade route from the ...

Ever seen a whole city that feels like it’s frozen in time? Welcome to Khiva, Uzbekistan’s ancient desert jewel. From above, the Itchan Kala looks like a movie set. Sun-baked walls, turquoise domes, ...