Napoleon returns to exile island for anniversary"Napoleon" returned to the Italian island of Elba on Sunday as part of a historical re-enactment to mark the 200th anniversary of the defeated French emperor's exile.
Philippines' oldest artworks in danger of disappearingOn a small rock wall a short drive from the Philippine capital, enigmatic carvings that are believed to date back 5,000 years are in danger of disappearing before their mysteries can be solved.
23 April 2014
Vienna's Versailles offers imperial hideawaySchoenbrunn Palace was Marie-Antoinette's summer childhood home and the beautiful and tragic Sissi's favoured residence. Mozart performed there as a child and Napoleon was so smitten he moved in -- twice.
Unique paleontological site disappearing in PavlodarA unique archeological site containing remnants of rhinoceros and mastodons in Pavlodar will vanish if the city administration does not start to care about the Gusinii Perelet paleontological site.
Cavemen's rock music makes a comebackThousands of years after they resonated in caves, two dozen stone chimes used by our prehistoric forefathers will make music once more in a unique series of concerts in Paris.
17 March 2014
Mystery of fossilized jaw solved in SemeySemey historians have finely identified the mysterious fossilized jaw that was almost forgotten in a school museum as an unknown object.
13 March 2014
British Museum shows Vikings' softer sideThe Vikings are renowned as bloodthirsty warriors, but a new exhibition at the British Museum aims to show the cultural achievements and trading skills that spread their influence far and wide.
Important library in north Lebanon torchedA decades-old library owned by a Greek Orthodox priest in north Lebanon's majority Sunni city of Tripoli was torched late Friday, a day after a sectarian scuffle, a security source said.
05 January 2014
Disney explores own history in magical filmmaking taleDisney delves into its own history in "Saving Mr. Banks," a movie about the difficult birth of the classic film "Mary Poppins," wrenched from a tale by a reluctant British author.
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