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A 1,500-year-old stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold at Sotheby’s New York for $5.04 million. It has set a new record for biblical antiquities. Carved in Paleo-Hebrew script during the late Roman-Byzantine era, the tablet is the oldest surviving inscription of the commandments. Discovered in 1913 near Lydda, Israel, du...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – President Joe Biden announced more than $1 billion in humanitarian support Tuesday “for Africans displaced by historic droughts.” Speaking after touring Angola’s slavery museum in the southern African nation’s capital Luanda, Biden said that throughout his presidency, it has been his goal to create a strong, t...
A Japanese team has begun the exhumation of the remains of 24 World War II soldiers from the Mainamati War Cemetery in Cumilla, Bangladesh. The effort is part of Japan’s first project to return fallen soldiers’ remains home, nearly 80 years after they were captured by British forces. This historic operation, which was initiated in […]...
A 1,500-year-old stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments is set to be auctioned for up to $2 million next month. Discovered in 1913 in southern Palestine, this ancient relic dates back to the Late Roman-Byzantine period. Experts believe it was once displayed in a synagogue or a private home, making it a rare link […]
A report by Kimberly Murray says missing children and unmarked graves at Indian Residential Schools in Canada should be probed by a national commission. Murray is Ontario’s first ever Assistant Deputy Attorney General for Aboriginal Justice. Murray says the commission should have a 20-year mandate and be led by Indigenous representatives. Th...
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has apologized for the 2004 Tak Bai massacre. In that event, 78 Muslims died while her father was in power. She apologized on behalf of the government. The massacre began after the arrest of six village defense volunteers. This sparked protests that were met with a violent crackdown. Victims were ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – King Charles III has acknowledged “painful aspects” of British colonial rule amid calls for slavery reparations. This came during an address to leaders and representatives of 56 Commonwealth nations at a summit in Samoa Pacific nation. In a veiled reference to past slavery across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean during the Britis...
The “Blue Mosque” in Tabriz, the capital of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, is one of the country’s most important historical buildings, famous for its unique blue tiles. Located in a busy part of the city, the mosque remains somewhat hidden from view. Upon entering through a door that separates the mud-brick wall facing the qibla, [&h...
Authorities have abandoned plans to demolish a historic mosque in southern Tanzania. The Msikiti Mkongwe, or The Old Mosque, in the Mbeya region will instead be promoted as a historical site and tourist destination. The change in plans came days after authorities in the region had planned the demolition of the nearly 200-year-old mosque. This...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has reclaimed 1,100 clay tablets dating back to the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC) that were sent to the US for research purposes in 1936. According to Iranian state television, the artefacts were flown back to Iran on a plane carrying President Masoud Pezeshkian, who was returning from New York after […]
