I didn’t expect to see its famous moai statues face down in the dirt ... But the most surprising thing about my visit to Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, was watching the moon do ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...

Australia and India will go into the Boxing Day Test level on the scoreline after the third Test in Brisbane... President Anura Kumara Dissanayake returned to the island yesterday(17) after ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

The best video game Easter Eggs are worth hunting down ... That is until you happen upon the innards of its Statue of Liberty-like Statue of Happiness. Take a helicopter up there, look for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An iconic Chicago statue is getting a break from the winter weather, for some repair and restoration work. The Spirit of Progress has been atop the former Montgomery Ward ...

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

The Famine Memorial in Dublin Ireland is a collection of statues designed and crafted by ... which saw other food products shipped off the island while the people there remained starving.

See all the objects from the Radio 4 series A History of the World in 100 Objects. Click on any link to find out more about an object, zoom in on the image and listen again or download the programme.