The UK urged to return sacred treasures hidden away for 150 years to Ethiopia
High-profile Britons urge the return of plundered altar tablets that the British Museum has never put on display They are
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2,000-year-old altar found near northwestern Turkey’s Çanakkale
The A2,000-year-old altar has been unearthed in northwestern Turkey near the town of Ezine in Canakkale province, archeologists said A
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Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and 4 other business leaders on the best lessons they learned from Steve Jobs
Ten years ago, Steve Jobs died at age 56 after a years-long fight with cancer — an untimely death for one
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VIDEO: How Putin became a spy and married Lyudmila
In this extract from the BBC Select documentary ‘A Russian Spy Story’, we look into Vladimir Putin’s childhood and teenage
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Murdered women: A history of ‘honor’ crimes (GALLERY)
Throughout history, women have been held responsible for upholding the ‘honor’ of their families – often with deadly consequences On
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Beat-up duck-billed dinosaur had cracked tailbones and ‘cauliflower’ tumor
But it just wouldn’t die. The tenacious hadrosaur lived for some time after it was injured A dinosaur that lived
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Turkey welcomes UN ruling on ‘butcher of Bosnia’
Foreign Ministry says upholding of a life sentence for Ratko Mladic was ‘right call,’ hopes it will help prevent such
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568th anniversary of Istanbul’s conquest marked with visual feast
Celebrations include sky mapping show used for 1st time at Galata Tower, Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque The 568th anniversary of
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Turkish archaeologists find 2,400-year-old monument at Haydarpaşa
Istanbul’s historic Haydarpaşa Train Station has been known to be somewhat of archaeological heaven for a while as numerous excavations
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UnLearning the False Gospel of Confederate Heroes and Reimagining Power Structures
I grew up in a small Mississippi town and was raised on the false gospel of Confederate heroes, complete with
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Forget South China Sea Confrontation?
China’s Maritime OBOR Strategy puts pressure on EU-MENA logistics and security? Global maritime routes, which are transporting around 85% of
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