Arts and Culture

China demolishes a megachurch

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Authorities in northern China have demolished a megachurch in a move denounced by a religious rights…

British crown jewels buried in biscuit tin during WWII

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Precious stones from Britain's crown jewels were hidden in a biscuit tin and buried at…

Einstein archives, letters to lovers set for Asian exhibits

JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) -- Handwritten pages from Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, letters to his lovers and other parts of…

Bahamians celebrate the new year with Junkanoo

By Tenny Tamulong EBC Florida Bureau NASSAU, BAHAMAS (Eagle News) — In the early morning of New Year's Day, and…

Israel finds 2,700-year-old ‘governor of Jerusalem’ seal

JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Monday a 2,700-year-old clay seal imprinted with images and Hebrew words that may…

Turning e-waste into art at Ghana’s toxic dump

by Stacey Knott Agence France-Presse ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- Joseph Awuah-Darko sits on a stool at one of the world's…

An order from the Chinese emperor: find immortality

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- New archaeological research has shed fresh light on China's first emperor -- creator of the world-famous…

Comic Con does it big for small community of Jekyll Island

By Colleen Knight EBC Florida Bureau JEKYLL ISLAND, GA (Eagle News) -- On the small island of Jekyll Island, Georgia,…

WWI Australia submarine wreck found off PNG

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's most enduring military mystery has been solved after the wreckage of the country's first submarine…

20 Bosnian hands on one piano set new world record

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (AFP) -- Some were on their knees, others lay flat on their fronts, but somehow 18 Bosnia children…

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