Behind the world's largest royal palace lies a nation where queerness is outlawed and life unfolds on stilts above crocodile-filled waters. One gay man went to see it for himself.

The Vatican has its awesome artworks and Buckingham Palace its very British sense of pomp and ceremony. But, as an example of what money can buy, there is nothing in the world quite like the palace of ...

Walking into Sultan Palace, the new Afghan-inspired restaurant on East University Boulevard, offered an interesting contrast. To the left are standard tables and chairs and a red-painted wall; nothing ...

(MFWA/IFEX) – On 5 May 2005, Larwanou Mallam Hami, a journalist for the independent radio station ANFANI FM, was locked up for several hours in a cell on the orders of the Sultan (traditional ruler) ...

New Orleans, Louisiana – There are places in the world that defy description. The horrors of what happened within their walls seem far-fetched or even impossible outside the confines of a horror movie ...