‘1917’ named best film at UK’s BAFTA awards
Sam Mendes' World War I epic has won the awards for best film and best director from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The ceremony, a week ahead of the…
Treaty of Versailles 100 years on: A fragile peace and a fraught legacy
In November 1918, an armistice ended the fighting in World War I. But it took seven months until the official peace treaty was signed. Germany, meanwhile, always objected to its terms.…
Kenya celebrates 101 years of flight
An air show in Kenya has celebrated a century of aviation. History was made in the town of Maktau 101 years ago, when the first powered flight took off from what was…