Acropolis museum highlights lost sculptures June 20, 2009
Scientists installing system to measure quake effect on Acropolis November 2, 2008
'The Odyssey' and 'The Iliad' are giving up new secrets about the ancient world September 28, 2008
Greek fires threaten Ancient Olympia August 27. 2007
Ancient Olympia at a glance (Today's Globe) August 27, 2007
Archaeologists Find 2,400-Year-Old Mask July 17, 2007
It's moving time for 300 statues at the Acropolis July 13, 2007
Typhoid may have ended Golden Age of ancient GreeceJanuary 30, 2006
Ancient Roman shipwrecks found off Italy coast July 25, 2009
Egypt to search 3 sites for Cleopatra's (and Mark Antony's) tomb April 16, 2009
Burial site excavated near Rome June 10, 2008
Britannia's Boundary January 27, 2008
Cemetery provides clues to ancient Rome's middle class October 10, 2006
This topic is apart from the World Religions section because of the Church's prominent role in our study of Europe.
Vatican signals its embrace of science March 4, 2009
Vatican video channel goes on YouTubeJanuary 24, 2009
Vatican recasting Galileo from heretic to man of faith December 25, 2008
Vatican unveils document on bioethical issues December 13, 2008
Dissident group claims three women ordained as priests July 21, 2008
Vatican to punish women priestsMay 30, 2008
Vatican astronomer: Love thy brother alien, too
Says it's OK to believe in extraterrestrialsMay 14, 2008
Vatican dismisses bin Laden accusation of a 'new crusade' March 21, 2008
Vatican to tell true knights' tale -
Publishes Templar trial documents October 13, 2007
Vatican to punish women priestsMay 30, 2008
Mother Teresa's letters reveal doubt about faith and God August 25, 2007
Pope set to relax curbs on Latin Mass July 6, 2007
British farm find yields Anglo-Saxon treasures September 25, 2009
Vatican dismisses bin Laden accusation of a 'new crusade' March 21, 2008
Vatican to tell true knights' tale -
Publishes Templar trial documents October 13, 2007
Viking treasure-trove unearthed July 20, 2007
Pope says China suffocating the church July 1, 2007 - This is similar to the medieval investiture struggles.
Fingerprint points to possible Leonardo October 15, 2009
Possible Leonardo self-portrait discovered March 1, 2009
Theres more than one way to read a digital book February 26, 2009 (Think of the impact the printing press had. We're living in a history making era!)
Government coverup stirs Italian debateAugust 6, 2008
Da Vinci's Lisa revealed January 16, 2008
Pope reasserts salvation comes from one church July 11, 2007
Copernicus reburied as hero in Poland May 23, 2010
Galileo's little spyglasses sparked the scientific revolution March 7, 2009
Vatican signals its embrace of science March 4, 2009
Team finds secret that could stem flu viruses February 23, 2009
Scientists want to test Galileos remains January 23, 2009
Vatican recasting Galileo from heretic to man of faith December 25, 2008
Dark energy stunts galaxy growth astrophysicists find December 17, 2008
Scientists snap first photos of planets orbiting stars November 14, 2008
NASA confirms water is on Mars August 1, 2008
Drugs mimic exercise benefits in mice August 1, 2008
Scientists report a breakthrough in stem cell production August 1, 2008
Asteroid may have had impact on MarsJune 26, 2008
Wellesley College acquires Coperinus's Masterpiece June17, 2008
Youngest planet and 10 new ones discovered April 3, 2008
Two new planets discovered February 15, 2008
Breakthrough on stem cellsNovember 21, 2007
With robotic bugs, larger ethical questions November 16, 2007
Scientists claim to clone monkey embryosNovember 13, 2007
Giant Discovery Baffles Scientists August 26, 2007
Major archaeological find in Puerto Rico October 29, 2007
Archeologists say discovery may be tomb of Aztec ruler August 4, 2007
(Ancient Aztec Civilization)
Obama rejects offering slavery reparations August 3, 2008
From London, apology on slavery August 24, 2007
African country to jail slave owners -
Practice persisted despite 1981 ban August 10, 2007
Nepal to abolish monarchy to bring rebels into the fold December 25, 2007
Junta police fire on protesters September 27, 2007
In Congo. men forced to fight in World War II are neglected, forgotten August 9, 2009
Mugabe says Britain wants to seize country's resources July 17, 2008
Gorbachev blames US imperialism for 'growing global disarray' July 28, 2007
Paris turns toward the two-wheeler
July 15, 2007
Venezuelan President lambaste U.S. "imperialism" June 28, 2007
India divided over question in census about caste identity May 30, 2010
Naked girls plow fields in India for rain July 24, 2009
Clinton pledges new era of closer ties between US and India July 21, 2009
Vistors to India get Gandhi experience June 21, 2009
Turban tradition slowly unraveling among India's Sikhs April 5, 2009
Gandhi Gandhi belongings auctioned for $18 million March 5, 2009
Gandhi Indians riled at auction of Gandhi belongings February 25, 2009
India's household workers push for rights, to organize November 9, 2008
As the new India rises, so do slums for building crews October 19, 2008
Villagers in India desperate as flooding spreads August 30, 2008
Tracking India's "Robin Hood" March 30, 2008
Indian schools try to dismantle barriers of caste system January 27, 2008
Monsoon floods force 19 million to flee -
186 believed dead in India, Bangladesh August 4, 2007
India elects first female president July 22, 2007
China tightens controls on social networking websites July 22, 2009
Silence greets anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre June 5, 2009
China marks 50 years of direct rule over Tibet March 29, 2009
A new accent in Chinatown February 26, 2009
China now world's 3rd largest economy January 15, 2009
China steps up control in Tibet November 22, 2008
China envoy visit plans protested in TaiwanOctober 26, 2008
China stokes national pride with celebrated first spacewalk September 28, 2009
Cultural evolution, a look at Mao August 19, 2008
Buddha statue brought to the US welcomed by dozens in Arlington June 29, 2008
300 protest China's human rights violations March 31, 2008
Chinese troops blanket Tibetan areas March 21, 2008
Tibetan protests against China put India in awkward spot March 21, 2008
Monks struggle to be heard - Dalai Lama's return is key March 21, 2008
Tibetans clash again with Chinese police March 16, 2008
China's contradiction in Tibet March 15, 2008
China says 1-child limit stays March 11, 2008
In crisis, history guides China leaders February 5, 2008
Chinese launch high-tech surveillance program -
Can track people through data chips August 12, 2007
China turns again to ancient ethics -
Confucianism sees resurgence July 31, 2007
Pope says China suffocating the church July 1, 2007
Hong Kong marks handover to China July 1, 2007
Ex Liberian leader denies training or arming rebels in Sierra Leone July 21, 2009
Taylor defends displaying of human skulls at roadblocks July 17, 2009
A changing South Africa looks beyond historic ANCOctober 26, 2008
Mandela legacy celebrated on his 90th birthday July 19, 2008
Play this video:Nelson Mandela birthday celebrations July 18, 2008
Mugabe says britain wants to seize country's resources July 17, 2008
Mugabe aide urges world to accept vote July 8, 2008
In Zimbabwe the cruelty goes on July 8, 2008
Zimbabweans forced to vote in election June 27, 2008
Zimbabwe crisis at a glance June 27, 2008
Concert rocks to celebrate Mandelas 90th birthday June 27, 2008
Mandela ends silence, blast MugabeJune 26, 2008
At 89, Mandela takes role in world peace alliance July 19, 2007
Russian students to have choice of religious, ethics classes July 22, 2009
Russia: Ukraine famine wasn't genocide February 26, 2009
Stalin still commands Russia's respect December 29, 2008
Georgia war reflects ancient Russian fears August 24, 2008
Amateur investigators unravel last mystery of Russian royals November 25, 2007
Gorbachev says Stalin crimes whitewashed September 27, 2007
Probe reopened in deaths of Russian czar and family August 25, 2007
Stalin purge victims honored -
Wooden cross marks location of executions August 8, 2007
Purged, but not from memories -
Families honor Stalin's victims July 26, 2007
Died: Frank Buckles, 110, last US WW I vet; also survived captivity during WWIIMarch 1, 2011
93 years later Australian WW I soldier buried July 23, 2010
France, Germany mark Armistice together November 12, 2009
Harry Patch 111 Britains last survivor of World War I trenches July 26, 2009
World's oldest man one of the last WW I veterans dies July 19, 2009
Biden rebukes Bosnian leaders over tensions May 20, 2009
Pentagon honors last American veteran of WWI -
Corporal, 107, joined in 1917 March 7, 2008
Erich Kaestner; may have been Germany's last WWI veteran January 27, 2008
Japan finds mass graves on Iwo Jima October 23, 2010
British recall heroics of those who endured the blitz September 8, 2010
Mass World War II grave unearthed in Slovenia September 8, 2010
US and Japan mark bombing of Hiroshima August 6, 2010
Judge orders accused Nazi from Ohio to appear in court July 23, 2010
Auschwitz gate sign to be restored after security improves December 22, 2009
Nazi sign featured at Auschwitz stolen December 29, 2009
Condemnation of facism, German artists poses 1250 Nazi garden gnomes October 15, 2009
Germans, Poles rebury WW II remains August 15, 2009
Ex-Nazi officer guilty in WW II massacre in Italy August 12, 2009
In Congo. men forced to fight in World War II are neglected, forgotten August 9, 2009
Demjanjuk faces 27900 counts July 14, 2009
Louvre tells of WW II effortsMay 10, 2009
Suspected Nazi guard allowed to stay in US April 4, 2009
Accused Nazi guard to be deported April 3 2009
NJ takes siblings with Nazi inspired names January 15, 2009
Graves of 139 anonymous marines are found on Pacific atoll November 28, 2008
Another big air lift for WWII veteransOctober 10, 2008
Donald Blakeslee, 90, one of WW IIs top fighter pilots flew nearly 500 missions October 9, 2008
Israelis found Nazi Mengele but let him go, ex agent says September 3, 2008
Diary of Tojo details hope for World War II to go on. August 13, 2008
Amid fanfare, US Embassy returns to historic Berlin siteJuly 5, 2008
P. F. von Boeselager; member of plot to kill Hitler May 4, 2008
Bush visits memorial to Holocaust; regrets train tracks were not bombed
January 12, 2008
Paul Tibbets Jr., 92; piloted Enola Gay over Hiroshima November 2, 2007
Spain to amend painful chapter of Franco era October 31, 2007
Beatifications stir unrest in Spain October 29, 2007
History finds resting place August 25, 2007
Alleged Nazi guard ordered deported - Mass. man, 91, aided in Warsaw ghetto roundup, judge says August 17, 2007
Holocaust Families Sue Germany
July 17, 2007
Groups Say Iwo Jima Name Change Won't Change Americans' Views of History June 20, 2007
Holocaust era grave found in Romania November 6, 2010
Fire hits ex Nazi death camp in Poland August 11, 2010
Blueprint of Nazi death camp Auschwitz go on display in Jerusalem January 25, 2010
Stolen sign returned to Auschwitz January 22, 2010
Pope says visit to Holocaust memorial upsetting December 22, 2009
Auschwitz gate sign to be restored after security improves December 22, 2009
Nazi sign featured at Auschwitz stolen December 29, 2009
Ex-Nazi officer guilty in WW II massacre in Italy August 12, 2009
Demjanjuk faces 27900 counts July 14, 2009
Suspected Nazi guard allowed to stay in US April 4, 2009
Accused Nazi guard to be deported April 3 2009
Anne Frank helper marks 100 birthday February 15, 2009
Interesting life story of a Holocaust surviver Gerta Bagriansky, 100, survived Holocaust January 24, 2009
Holocaust survivors appeal to Vatican November 11, 2008
Germans mark '38 Kristallnacht riots November 10, 2008
Dump may hold remnants of kristallnacht November 2, 2008
Voices of the Holocaust dying away October10, 2008
Holocaust still haunts survivors August 24, 2008
Israelis found Nazi Mengele but let him go, ex agent says September 3, 2008
Bush visits memorial to Holocaust; regrets train tracks were not bombed
January 12, 2008
Alleged Nazi guard ordered deported - Mass. man, 91, aided in Warsaw ghetto roundup, judge says August 17, 2007
Holocaust Families Sue Germany
July 17, 2007
136 died at Berlin Wall study says August 12, 2009
Nuclear agenda draws scrutiny February 22, 2009
US wary of Russia restoring Cuba ties September 7, 2008
Russia warns that it will use its might September 7, 2008
Amid fanfare, US Embassy returns to historic Berlin siteJuly 5, 2008
E. German guards had orders to kill August 13, 2007
Castro says US assassin lacked access July 9, 2007
Saudi gets 5 years in jail for frank sex talk October 8, 2009
Nobel Peace Laureate sentenced in Burma August 12, 2009
North Korean executed for distributing Bible activists say July 25, 2009
Naked girls plow fields in India for rain July 24, 2009
Bosnian Serbs convicted of '92 killing spree Jul 21, 2009
Taylor defends displaying of human skulls at roadblocks July 17, 2009
Video shows Taliban flogging girl April 4, 2009
Saudi clerics urge TV ban on women and music March 23, 2009
Saudi court 40 lashings for woman 75 March 10, 2009
10 arrests in attack of Afghan schoolgirls November 26, 2008
Comedian gets 45 year term as Burma punishes activism November 22, 2008
Somalia: Big crowd watched girl's stoning death November 2, 2008 -Scroll down to the article
Burmese court jails 6 opposition members October 24, 2008
Malaysian clerics forbid tomboys October 24, 2008
It's last call at Cairo Hyatt and tensions are on tap July 21, 2008
9 Alleged adulterers to be stoned to death July 21, 2008
In Zimbabwe the cruelty goes on July 8, 2008
Zimbabweans forced to vote in election June 27, 2008
Zimbabwe crisis at a glance June 27, 2008
Mandela ends silence, blast MugabeJune 26, 2008
Bhutto's slaying triggers angerDecember 28, 2007
Bhutto's slaying threatens US
plan for transition to democracy December 28, 2007
Junta's crackdwon in Burma intensifies September 28, 2007
Nepal - Leading party backs end to monarchy September 27, 2007
Junta police fire on protesters September 27, 2007
Iran leader tells women's rights activists not to try to change laws July 5, 2007
Joseph Stalin
Russian leader rejects Stalin cult May 8, 2010
Leonardo da Vinci
Italians seek access and clues in da Vinci remains January 31, 2010
Hitler Hitler paintings to go up for auction August 21, 2009
Mozart Foundation says it discovered 2 Mozart piano works July 24, 2009
Gandhi Vistors to India get Gandhi experience June 21, 2009
Galileo Galileo's little spyglasses sparked the scientific revolution March 7, 2009
Gandhi Gandhi belongings auctioned for $1.8 millionMarch 5, 2009
Leonardo da Vinci
Possible Leonardo self-portrait discovered March 1, 2009
Gandhi Indians riled at auction of Gandhi belongings February 25, 2009
Anne Frank Anne Frank helper marks 100 birthday February 15, 2009
Charles Darwin Darwin still a force in Britain at 200 February 13, 2009
Galileo Scientists want to test Galileos remains January 23, 2009
Joseph Stalin Stalin still commands Russia's respect December 29, 2008
Edgar Allan Poe the pendulum swings: Boston urged to reclaim Poe November 14, 2008
Dalai Lama Dalai Lama scheduled to undergo gallstone surgery today October 10, 2008
Nelson Mandela Mandela legacy celebrated on his 90th birthday July 19, 2008
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Nelson Mandela Concert rocks to celebrate Mandelas 90th birthday June 27, 2008
Nelson Mandela Mandela ends silence, blast MugabeJune 26, 2008
Winston Churchill Notes offer glimpse of end of Churchill era February 5, 2008
Mao Zedong Long March legends seen in harsher light January 27, 2008
Christopher Columbus Protesters disrupt Denver's Columbus parade October 11, 2007
Christopher Columbus Protests spark debate on role of the Spanish monarchy October 11, 2007
Christopher Columbus DNA gives hope to Columbus biographersOctober 8, 2007
Joseph Stalin Gorbachev says Stalin crimes whitewashed September 27, 2007
Martin Luther King, Jr. Selection of Chinese sculptor for monument to civil rights leader spurs controversy August 26, 2007
Mother Teresa Mother Teresa's letters reveal doubt about faith and God August 25, 2007
Vincent van Gogh Hidden van Gogh found at MFA August 4, 2007
Joseph Stalin Purged, but not from memories -
Families honor Stalin's victims July 26, 2007
Nelson Mandella At 89, Mandela takes role in world peace alliance July 19, 2007
Geronimo Geronimo's great-grandson wants bones returned
June 17, 2007
Statue of Liberty Masses yearn to huddle in Liberty's reopened crown July 2, 2009
Big Ben Big Ben will be ringing in it's 150th anniversary May 30, 2009
Alhambras Spain seeks to decipher Alhambras inscriptionApril 14, 2009
Sydney Opera House Joern Utzon architect of Sydney Opera House November 30, 2008
Angkor Wat temple
Temple crumbles amid tourism rise July 27, 2008
Western Wall Obama reported to leave prayer in wall July 26, 2008
Eiffel Tower Officials unveil $267 million plan to update towering Paris icon July 10, 2008
Berlin Wall Amid fanfare, US Embassy returns to historic Berlin siteJuly 5, 2008
Easter Island Tourist held over damage to statue - Man charged with stealing ear from Easter Island idol March 26, 2008
St Louis Arch Power Outage Traps 200 in St. Louis Arch July 22, 2007
North Korean executed for distributing Bible activists say July 25, 2009
Twitter users can now tweet their prayers to Western Wall July 24, 2009
Naked girls plow fields in India for rain July 24, 2009
Russian students to have choice of religious, ethics classes July 22, 2009
Far-flung search for sacred Jewish text September 28, 2008
Dalai Lama scheduled to undergo gallstone surgery today October 10, 2008
Obama reported to leave prayer in wall
It's last call at Cairo Hyatt and tensions are on tap July 21, 2008
Saudi Monarch decries extremism July 17, 2008
Ancient Hebrew tablet sparks debate on MessiahJuly 8, 2008
Buddha statue brought to the US welcomed by dozens in Arlington June 29, 2008
Vatican dismisses bin Laden accusation of a 'new crusade' March 21, 2008
Indian schools try to dismantle barriers of caste system January 27, 2008
China turns again to ancient ethics -
Confucianism sees resurgence July 31, 2007
Iran leader tells women's rights activists not to try to change laws July 5, 2007
'Untouchables' left behind in booming nation July 5, 2007
Global warming threatens to dry up Ganges June 24, 2007
NJ takes siblings with Nazi inspired names January 15, 2009
