The Rev Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech at 1963’s March on Washington was a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement. 60 years later, Dr Bernice King told the BBC’s Caitríona Perry that there is still progress to be made. You can watch the full interview here.

Getty Images By Max Matza BBC News Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher, who rose to prominence by asking presidential candidate Barack Obama a blunt economic question in 2008, has died at age 49. Dubbed “Joe the Plumber” by Mr Obama’s rival John McCain, his name came up dozens of times during the race, making him a fixture…

India Club By Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai The place is nondescript; if you don’t look for it, you may not find it. And yet, for over 70 years, many Indians in London have sought it out, looking for familiar flavours and faces – a taste of home abroad. The India Club – an iconic…

Reuters By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Taiwan Taiwan’s opposition vote will be split three ways in the January 2024 presidential election. Can the frontrunner be beaten? The “law of holes” is reputed to have been coined by British Labour politician Denis Healey. It states that if you are in a hole and it’s difficult to…

Native and First Nation tourism is booming across North America, and part of what’s propelling this trend is the conversion of ancient trails into modern biking, hiking and rafting routes. In May of 1877, Indigenous leader Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca Tribe, who resisted relocation to “Indian territory” in Oklahoma, were marched there at…

A simple tempering of nigella seeds in mustard oil, along with a squeeze of lemon, elevates this simple lentil dish into one with a complex flavour profile. The everyday dish of simmered lentils known as dal is more than just food to most Indians; it is comfort, it is nourishment and very often, it is…