Category: 4. World

The artwork, crafted on travertine slabs and dating from the late 1st century BC to the 1st century AD, was stolen from Pompeii by a Nazi German officer during World War II. It was handed over by the heirs of a deceased German citizen who received it as a gift from a Wehrmacht captain….

The USS Connecticut, one of the U.S. Navy’s prized…

An ancient Roman erotic mosaic depicting a half-naked couple has returned to Pompeii more than 80 years after it was stolen by a Nazi officer during World War II, Italy’s cultural heritage police said on Tuesday.

The intimate artwork, featuring…

Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Tuesday killed more than 90 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including large numbers of women and children, according to health officials.

One of the deadliest attacks struck Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa district, killing 19 members of a single family,…

An erotic mosaic panel stolen from Pompeii by a German Nazi captain during the second world war has been returned to the site of the ancient Roman ruins.

The relic, which depicts a pair of lovers and dates from between the middle of the last…

The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing finds itself the focus of an international controversy once again, with India and South Korea ordering fuel switch inspections for Boeing jets after a 787-8 Dreamliner crashed in Ahmedabad last…