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Catherine Helen Spence was committed to female emancipation in Adelaide South Australia. She was Australia's first female political candidate.

Lomagne - a small corner of rural Gascony - is the undisputed kingdom of white garlic as the many fairs, markets and festivals throughout the year attest.

Independence from Spain was decades long for many South American nations who were inspired by the revolutions in France and the United States.

South Valley Park is a Jefferson County Open Space park in Colorado that has hiking trails and views of the mountains.

The Afrikaans language of South Africa tells the varied history and culture of the country in its unique blend of Dutch, Bantu, and many other languages.

Producer Peter Jackson's thought-provoking and fairly low-budget sci-fi film District 9 becomes a surprising late summer hit, topping GI Joe at the box office.

We can't go back to the Russia of the 1980s, but reading Christopher Hope's great book Moscow! Moscow! gives insights into perestroika and the old way of visiting Moscow.

The Australian Football League has recently granted the Gold Coast a provisional license to become the 17th AFL team in the competition in 2011.

The Apartheid Museum in the south of Johannesburg in South Africa is a must-see for any visitor to the country.

Three examples of great books on cricket that would prove excellent gifts for lovers of the summer game.

In recent Southeast Asian History, at least three important influences in particular have had a profound effect on the region's development.

The diversity within the Southeast Asian region in various aspects is a starting point to understanding its history.

The England cricket tour of South Africa in 2009 / 2010 will comprise of two Twenty20 internationals, five one day internationals and four Test matches.

The Japanese occupation of Southeast Asia profoundly affected the region's nations, one such area being the form of society in an independent Philippines after 1946.

Mormon missionaries' efforts to convert the population started immediately after publication of Joseph Smith's "Book of Mormon" in Palmyra, New York.

Our tasting panel revisits the current wines of South Africa.

The Battle of Spion Kop was fought on the 24th of January 1900 in South Africa. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the Second Anglo Boer War.

Following the British occupation of Spion Kop, the Boer picket that had been routed from the hill informed General Louis Botha, who immediately launched into action.

The Anglo Boer War (sometimes known as the South African War) was fought between the Boer Republics of the Orange Free State and Transvaal and the British Empire.

The first sparks of nationalism at the turn of the 20th century would develop into the force that finally gave Indonesia recognition of independence in 1949.

Despite Vietnam's declaration of independence after World War II, it was thirty years later before it was finally free of foreign influence upon reunification in 1975.

Many regions of France are over touristed. Lot-et-Garonne offers a taste of French life without the crowds.

Throughout the difficult years of Zimbabwe's power struggle, South African President Thabo Mbeki insisted on a "silent diplomacy" towards Mugabe.

Recommended books by South African authors and knowledgeable outside observers of the South African scene.