Showcase: Lebanese musician plays 46 instruments

We bring you the story of the Lebanese musician and composer Peter Nehme who plays 46 different instruments. And that’s not all, he’s also developed a unique teaching methods and makes his own brand of musical instruments....

Japan approves record $46 billion defence budget

The budget approval comes just days after Tokyo announced a decision to deploy a costly missile defence system amid tension on the Korean Peninsula.

Australia printed 46 million A$50 notes with a typo

Australia printed more than 46 million A$50 banknotes with a typo. The Reserve Bank of Australia confirmed the typo and said that it would be fixed in future prints. #typo #currency #dollar #Australi

Australian singer Yunupingu dies at 46

Yunupingu, who was also blind, was Australia's best-selling indigenous artist and was renowned for singing in his native Yolngu language.

Turkish Cypriot ghost town Maras reopens after 46 years

It has been described as the Las Vegas of the #Mediterranean and was once a hot spot for celebrities. The coastline of the abandoned town of Maras in the Turkish Republic of Northern #Cyprus will reopen for public use for the first time since 1974. Here i...

Lead singer of The Cranberries dies aged 46

Dolores O'Riordan, the leader singer of Irish band The Cranberries dies unexpectedly while she was in London for a recording session but no further details are known.

Poll observers from 46 countries to monitor Zimbabwe elections

It is the first time in almost two decades that observers from the West will be allowed to monitor Zimbabwe's elections.

Shire board says it favours £46 billion Takeda takeover bid

If Takeda's bid is successful, the takeover would be the biggest ever by a Japanese company.

Tasked with resolving the Gulf dispute, why did Anthony Zinni resign?

A retired four star marine general who served in the Middle East and criticised the Iraq war, Zinni gave up on brokering peace between the estranged gulf allies.

At least 46 killed by heavy rainfall in Sudan during past two months

Acting deputy health minister Suliman Abdel Gabar said around 100 people have also been injured since June 14.

Rescuers find dead mother, children in Albanian house as quake toll hits 46

Earthquake rescue teams in Albania clung to hope of finding missing people in "survival pockets" rubble, as the death toll rose to 46 with some entire families found dead beneath their crumbled homes.

Istanbul Music Festival | Music | Showcase

Fans of classical music are flocking to one of the Istanbul's oldest music celebrations, as the 46th edition of the Istanbul Music Festival gets underway. We speak to Efruz Cakirkaya about what to expect in this year's edition. Cakirkaya is the assistant...