12:00:00 01/04/2017
It was one of the great art heists of the 20th century and it involved two Irish students taking an impressionist masterpiece from one of London's most famous galleries. Paul Hogan and his mate Billy Fogarty pinched Berthe Morisot's Jour d'Ete, a painting now worth over $10 million, not to try and make money out of it, but to stage a political protest. The pair believed the painting was the property of Ireland, and their protest worked with the artwork eventually being relocated to a gallery in Dublin. Europe Correspondent Steve Cannane has more about the little-known story of the great Irish art heist.
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12:00:00 01/04/2017
After six years of civil war in Syria, the UN human rights commissioner says the country has become, in effect, one big 'torture chamber'. Seid Raad al Hussein recently called it, 'a place of savage horror and absolute injustice.' Neighbouring Lebanon went through fifteen years of its own civil war. And in Beirut, Middle East Correspondent, Matt Brown has been amazed at the extraordinary depths of human resilience. More
12:00:00 01/04/2017
In Papua New Guinea, traditional standards of modesty are starting to clash with a desire for modernity, at least from the nation's younger generations. PNG has strict laws against pornography and strong censorship of sexually content in movies and television. But one music artist has pushed the boundaries of what's acceptable with a video clip that's got the whole country talking.
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12:00:00 01/04/2017
The ancient art of bonsai has been traced back to the 6th century, when wealthy Japanese would adorn their homes with the tiny potted trees. Now though, Japan's aging population, seems to have lost interest in the hobby. One bonsai master is trying to turn that trend around with a new approach.
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