United Kingdom 14/08/2017 British Parliament's Big Ben to fall silent for four years The Big Ben bell is set to fall silent for the longest period in its 157-year history as part of an extensive renovation project
Cult 13/08/2017 "Beyond the Wall": new art installation opens in Berlin A new exhibition has opened along an old section of the Berlin Wall. “Beyond the Wall” features images of soldiers patrolling the once deadly
Malta 01/08/2017 Amid dust and rust lie ruins of World War II command centre In a vast network of tunnels carved into the rocks under the Maltese capital Valletta, faded maps of the Mediterranean hint at the island’s role in
no comment 24/07/2017 The USS Constitution, warship from 1797, returns to water The USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat, returned to Boston’s waters late on Sunday. Crowds gathered to watch as
Greece 17/07/2017 Eight ancient shipwrecks discovered off Greece Divers from a joint Greek-American project discovered eight new shipwrecks off the Greek Fourni islands back in June.
no comment 13/07/2017 Eight injured after bulls rampage through Pamplona Eight people were taken to hospital after being injured in a bull run in Spain. Two runners were gored and six others had to be treated for
Peru 05/07/2017 Peru reveals face of ancient priestess 3D imaging technology and forensics archaeology used to reveal face from Peru's ancient past
Austria 30/06/2017 Austria seizes Hitler's house Austrian court upholds compulsary purchase order on Hitler's birthplace
space 29/06/2017 Spacewalk legend Leonov's plunge into the unknown Alexei Leonov, cosmonaut and first man to walk in space describes what it was like to be the first to drift free in the empty ocean of space around him.
World 28/06/2017 Big wooden toe ‘one of world’s oldest artificial body parts’ A 3,000-year-old wooden toe found in Egypt is likely one of the world’s oldest artificial body parts ever found, experts say. The
Africanews 22/06/2017 Somali star is first hijab-wearing model on cover of top US magazine She donned Nike's high-performance hijab on the cover of the July issue with the caption: "This Is American Beauty".
Argentina 20/06/2017 Nazi relics hidden behind sliding bookcase in Argentina Behind a secret door concealed behind a sliding bookcase in a suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentinian police discovered a huge hoard of Nazi relics, some
Germany 17/06/2017 European leaders pay homage to Helmut Kohl Kohl overcame resistance to reunification from Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher who feared the return of a powerful, united Germany.
Morocco 07/06/2017 Human species 'older than previously thought' Fossils that are 100,000 years older than any other known remains of our species have been unearthed
Egypt 13/05/2017 17 mummies found in Egypt Archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in a complex of catacombs in Minya province, the first discovery of its kind since 1950
France 08/05/2017 A historical look at Macron, France's man of the moment Historian Jean-Pierre Rioux is a specialist commentator on France's political, cultural and social past.
Mexico 06/05/2017 Mexicans reenact historic battle against French Hundreds of people have been reenacting a famous 5th of May battle, when Mexican troops defeated the French army.
brussels bureau 04/05/2017 European 'history house' opens this weekend It was meant to have been open in 2014, but now the House of European History finally opens its doors to the public this weekend.
Spain 26/04/2017 Guernica marks 80th anniversary of deadly German bombing On April 26, 1937 the small Basque town of Guernica was destroyed by German bombs
no comment 20/04/2017 Iraqi Yazidis celebrate their New Year Iraq's Yazidi minority celebrate their new year with hope 2017 will be better.
