A porcelain Mickey Mouse figurine that once belonged to a child the Nazis deported to the Auschwitz death camp has been rediscovered after more than 70 years, a local foundation told AFP on Friday.
British archaeologists on Monday published detailed 3D models of skulls and artefacts found on board English king Henry VIII's warship as part of a digital experiment designed to share knowledge of major historical finds.
It's one of the world's most mysterious books, a centuries-old manuscript written in an unknown or coded language that no one -- not even the best cryptographers -- has cracked.
People wearing period costumes pose at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte in Maincy near Paris during the annual Grand Siecle day event, a rendez-vous for costume aficionados.
Barack Obama paid moving tribute yesterday to victims of the first atomic bomb, offering a comforting embrace to a tearful man...
German luxury carmaker BMW will throw a lavish 100th birthday party on Monday, looking back at its often troubled history and forward as it seeks to adapt to the age of ‘personal mobility’.
Experts revealed Sunday new findings at two of Egypt's famed pyramids, boosting efforts to unravel whether the ancient world's iconic monuments contain secret chambers.
Of the several interesting community educational projects that saw the light of day this year, the one that stands out for its goldmine of information and neat execution is an interactive, multi-media map of the city ...
