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Where’s Hillary? Hasidic paper breaks the rules by editing Clinton out of White House photo

 

25,000-year-old cave paintings discovered in Spain

Paintings depicting horses and human hands made by prehistoric humans around 25,000 years ago have been discovered in a cave in northern Spain, regional officials said on Wednesday.The red paintings, found by chance by archaeologists looking for signs of ancient settlements, were made around the same time as the Altamira Cave paintings -- some of the world's best prehistoric paintings discovered in northern Spain in 1879.

Germany commemorates 66th anniversary of World War II end

Germany has commemorated the anniversary of the surrender of the Nazis with a choral symphony in Berlin and the opening of a historic submarine yard in Bremen. Germans across the country commemorated the 66th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe on Sunday, with a pan-European performance of a choral symphony in Berlin.

Mau Mau torture files were 'guilty secret'

Documents revealing the torture of Mau Mau Kenyans directed by the British authorities were a "sort of guilty secret," a report says.Foreign Secretary William Hague said the papers should now be made public.The internal review found some Foreign Office officials had chosen to ignore the documents' existence.It comes as the High Court is due to rule on a compensation case brought by four Kenyans over alleged human rights abuses in the 1950s and 1960s.

John Walker of The Walker Brothers dies aged 67

John Walker, one of the founders of 1960s group The Walker Brothers, has died at the age of 67.His spokeswoman said Mr Walker died on Saturday at his Los Angeles home after a six-month battle with liver cancer.The band was formed when three unrelated US musicians - Scott Engel, John Maus and Gary Leeds - adopted the Walker Brothers name in 1964.Their biggest hits included the songs Make It Easy On Yourself and The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Any More).

Leonardo da Vinci exhibition visitors to be capped

London's National Gallery is to limit visitor numbers to a major exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci works in an attempt to prevent large crowds detracting from the viewing experience.Admissions will be fixed at 180 every half hour - 50 fewer people than the gallery is legally allowed to let in."We've looked hard at the problems caused by very popular exhibitions... and decided to take action," gallery director Nicholas Penny told The Times.Advance booking opens on Tuesday.

50 Years After Trial, Eichmann Secrets Live On

Germany is famous for confronting its Nazi past. But confronting the years after the war is another matter.

Barry Bronze Age site protection plea

An archaeology group has called for the site of a 3,500-year-old settlement in the Vale of Glamorgan to be protected. The remains of a Bronze Age village at Bendrick were first uncovered near the Atlantic Trading Estate near Barry in the 1980s. Archaeology Cymru says the site is rapidly deteriorating due to off-road biking and other activities by people who may be unaware of what is there. The county council, which owns the land, said it would investigate. Archaeology Cymru director Karl-James Langford said he first bec

France to hand over mummified Maori head to New Zealand

The mummified, tattooed head of an ancient Maori warrior is to be returned to New Zealand after spending decades in a French museum. Monday's handover of the "toi moko" follows years of campaigning by New Zealand officials and Maori elders. It has been held at the Museum of Rouen in northern France since 1875. More than 300 such heads have been returned from several countries since New Zealand began requesting their return. French museum officials say they have no idea how the "toi moko" - which is intricately tattooed

Gerald Ford gets statue in Capitol thanks to help of black grandson of a friend he helped

[Tom Brokaw tells the story of Gerald Ford's friendship for a black football player in the thirties when both played for Michigan and how this friendship led to Ford's getting a statue in the Capitol.]

Heidelberg Man Links Humans, Neanderthals

What was thought to be a cousin turns out to be parent on the human evolutionary family tree.  The last common ancestor of humans and Neanderthals was a tall, well-traveled species called Heidelberg Man, according to a new PLoS One study. The determination is based on the remains of a single Heidelberg Man (Homo heidelbergensis) known as "Ceprano," named after the town near Rome, Italy, where his fossil -- a partial cranium -- was found. Previously, this 400,000-year-old fossil was thought to

International Crisis Group: Bosnia in post-war crisis

Bosnia is facing its worst crisis since the war ended in 1995, a leading international think tank has warned. The International Crisis Group (ICG) said political crises were threatening to tear the state apart. But it urged the international community not to try to block a forthcoming Bosnian Serb referendum. The referendum aims to gauge support for the presence of an international high representative, imposed under the Dayton Accords after the war. ...

North Korea hands over remains of RAF pilot

North Korea has handed over the remains of a British pilot who died in the Korean War nearly 60 years ago. The remains are believed to be those of RAF Flight Lieutenant Desmond Hinton whose plane was shot down. British ambassador Peter Hughes received the fighter pilot's remains at a ceremony in the demilitarised zone. A spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed that the remains had been handed over but was able to add few further details. ... Following the e

Remains of Franco's victims to remain in his tomb, Spanish government decides.

Spain's government has dropped plans to exhume remains of victims of the Civil War that are buried alongside General Francisco Franco at his mausoleum in the hills near Madrid.

George Washington's beer recipe

Before devoting his time to defeating the British in the Revolutionary War and being the first president of the United States, George Washington enjoyed brewing his own beer.

Jews receive apology over Spanish Inquisition executions

The leader of Majorca has become the first government official to apologise for the execution of Jews during the Spanish Inquisition – centuries after the events.   Francesc Antich, the regional president of the Balearic Islands, issued an official condemnation of the killings in what was heralded by Jewish groups as the first of its kind in Spain.

Dig uncovers medieval industries in southern England

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of medieval industry on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds town centre.The clay ovens and leather tanneries appear to date from the 12th-16th Centuries.Housing developers called county historians after they found mortar and flint footings for wooden buildings.Andrew Tester, project officer for Suffolk County Council, said: "We know a lot about the centre of the town, but not about this part."The precise location of the site is not being publicised to protect the dig.

Archive of artworks stolen by Nazis goes online

Catalogue launched to help historians and families trace art looted during Hitler era.Despite a reputation for reaching for their revolvers at the merest mention of culture, the Nazis were among the most ruthless, avaricious and methodical art collectors ever to cast a greedy eye and thieving hand over other people's property.

Britain 'masterminded French resistance'

France is only belatedly accepting the extent to which Britain masterminded its wartime resistance operations, according to one of Winston Churchill's last remaining French secret agents.Captain Robert (Bob) Maloubier was an agent of the French section of the Special Operations Executive, or SOE. Churchill's "secret army" was created to "set Europe ablaze" by encouraging and facilitating espionage and sabotage behind enemy lines during the Second World War.

Rare, Unseen Photos of Alan Shepard, First American in Space

On May 5, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard blasted off from Cape Canaveral on a historic flight that marked the moment the U.S. caught up to Russia in the Space Race. Here, rare and never-seen photographs from LIFE of that amazing era.President John Kennedy pins NASA's Distinguished Service Medal on Shepard's chest, May 8, 1961. Two weeks later, JFK famously declared: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth."...