DW reporter Dorian Jones traveled to Aghdam, a haunting ghost city nestled in Azerbaijan’s contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. Once a thriving urban center, the city was reduced to rubble by years of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, leaving virtually nothing standing.

Founded in 2016, the group takes centuries-old songs traditionally sung a cappella and modernizes them with instruments, movement and contemporary lyrics. They’re bringing their sound to American audiences this month.

In the Indian city of Hyderabad, an inventor named Kanyaboyin Sudhakar Yadav creates vehicles in the shape of everyday objects. At Sudha Cars Museum you can see burger cars, a basketball car, even a huge toilet car. These quirky creations have earned Yadav fans across the world, but Yadav isn’t just having fun; he’s also trying to promote public health. Jamie Fullerton went to Hyderabad for a test drive.

The Republic of Georgia claims the oldest archeological evidence of grape wine-making in the world. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has been traveling the world on foot for his project, Out of Eden Walk. He gives The World’s Marco Werman a tour of the ancient origins of wine-making in the Caucasus, and the folkloric properties of palm wine in East Africa.

Tagliatelle, tortellini and lasagne all originate from Bologna and are made with fresh egg pasta by artisans known as ‘sfogline.’ Bologna now certifies authentic versions to protect them from imposters.