The discovery of a 4,000-year-old fortified town hidden in an oasis in modern-day Saudi Arabia reveals how life at the time was slowly changing from a nomadic to an urban existence, archaeologists sai
2024-10-31
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Bronze Age town with tombs full of weapons discovered hidden in Arabian oasis
Gérard Depardieu skipping hearing on alleged sex assaults of 2 women, lawyer says, citing health reasons
Paris — French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court in Paris on Monday due
2024-10-28
A soldier from Chicago was killed in a WWII attack launched on New Year's Eve 1944. He's finally been accounted for.
A 19-year-old soldier who was killed during World War II has been accounted for, military officials said Thursday.U.S. Army Pvt. Jeremiah P. Mahoney was assigned to an anti-tank company in Europe duri
2024-10-25
Bombshell claim by Mexico prosecutors about alleged murder coverup backs up story of cartel boss held in U.S.
Police, prosecutors and forensic examiners in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa all conspired to cover up the killing of an opponent of the ruling-party state governor, using a blood-stained truck
2024-10-21
Nadine forms in the Caribbean, makes landfall in Belize
Nadine formed early Saturday in the western Caribbean before strengthening into a tropical storm, bringing heavy rains to portions of the Yucatan Peninsula. It made landfall near Belize City in Belize
2024-10-19
Search ends for remains of British soldier abducted, killed and secretly buried by IRA in 1977
A search in Ireland for the remains of a British soldier killed and secretly buried by Irish republican paramilitaries almost 50 years ago has ended without success, authorities said Wednesday.Robert
2024-10-16
Archaeologists uncover one of the world's oldest churches: "Sensational testimony to early Christianity"
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an Armenian church dating back almost 2,000 years, making it the oldest structure of its kind in the country and one of the oldest in the world. Germany's
2024-10-14
Nepali mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa becomes youngest to climb all 14 of the world's highest peaks
Kathmandu — An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter (26,246-foot) peaks, his team said. Nima Rinji She
2024-10-09
Japan government admits doctoring photo of new cabinet after online mockery
Japan's government admitted Monday manipulating an official photo of the new cabinet to make its members look less unkempt, after online mockery of their sagging trousers.Images taken by local media s
2024-10-07
"Golden owl" treasure hunt launched decades ago may finally have been solved
A 31-year-long treasure hunt that drew in thousands of enthusiasts across France appeared to have come to an end Thursday, after official social media accounts linked to the search said the token need
2024-10-04
Austria election results put far-right Freedom Party on top, but leader Herbert Kickl faces coalition hurdles
Berlin— Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) emerged Monday as the winners in national parliamentary elections, marking a first victory for a far-right Austrian party since World War II.
2024-09-30
$1 billion cocaine ring dubbed "The Commission" busted in Australia, police say
Australian police said Thursday they had busted a drug trafficking ring dubbed "The Commission" that brought more than a ton of cocaine into the country in just a few months.Six men aged between 25 an
2024-09-19
