UNESCO lists Iraq’s Babylon as World Heritage Site
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- UNESCO's World Heritage Committee voted on Friday to list the sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon…
7 years ago
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Seoul dissolves Japan fund for WWII sex slaves
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A foundation set up to compensate victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery has been…
7 years ago
Remains of Nazi victims to be buried in Berlin, decades late
by Hui Min NEO Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- More than seven decades after the end of…
7 years ago
South Korean police apologize for 70-year-old island massacre
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean police apologized for the first time Wednesday over massacres that killed 10,000…
7 years ago
South Korea’s Moon says ‘meaningful progress’ despite no-deal summit
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in insisted Friday the Hanoi summit between the North's leader…
7 years ago
Kauna-unahang economic museum sa bansa binuksan na sa publiko sa Iloilo
(Eagle News) -- Pormal nang binuksan sa publiko ang kauna-unahang museum ng Philippine Economic History sa bansa. Ang nasabing museo…
7 years ago
First Indian film museum opens in home of Bollywood
by Udita Jhunjhunwala and Peter Hutchison Agence France Presse MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- From silent black-and-white films to colorful blockbusters…
7 years ago
After 600 years, night watchman still keeps vigil over Lausanne
by Eloi ROUYER Agence France Presse LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) -- Every evening, the night watchman clambers to the top of…
7 years ago
Brazil museum holds first exhibition since fire
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's historic National Museum on Wednesday displayed fossils discovered in the Antarctic at an off-site…
7 years ago
Iraq’s ancient pottery struggles to outlive modern plastic
by Haydar Indhar Agence France Presse NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) -- Adel al-Kawwaz expertly spins the potter's wheel, shaping the wet…
8 years ago
In Iraq, an ancient board game is making a comeback
by Martin Turner Agence France Presse RANIYE, Iraq (AFP) -- After rolling pyramid-shaped dice, Iraqi Kurdish artisan Hoshmand Muwafaq shifted…
8 years ago
Virtual reality resurrects ancient Rome bit by bit
by Ella IDE Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Gazing upon the splendours of ancient Rome is no longer a…
8 years ago
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