Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Ordnance from Syria's 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Latakia, collapsing a building and killing more than a dozen people, the Syrian Civil Defense said ...

Hundreds of artifacts found amid the destruction after the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 are housed at the museum about 16 miles from the archaeological site of Pompeii.

Across the pond, US stock futures pointed to a better day ahead. Dow futures were up 0.3% by 4.48 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 and NASDAQ futures had ticked up 0.4% and 0.5% respectively. “The two ...

In particular, Snopes readers asked us about claims that photos of the World War II aircraft Enola Gay were removed because of the word "gay." One social media post making the claim said ...

Now he is doing 9.6m splashes wherever he can. The Mount Maunganui Intermediate student came third in the kids male division at the Z Manu World Champs held in Auckland this month. He was up ...

A display of ceramic poppies will again go on show at the Tower of London, to "reflect on the lasting legacy of conflict" and mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. More than five ...

His work of speculative fiction, ‘Fatherland', chillingly depicts the world after the Nazis emerge victorious from WWII. Harris has ... than the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?

Four of the 8ft steel silhouettes to be unveiled for the Women in War exhibition Women who played vital roles during World War Two are to be celebrated in an exhibition at the International Bomber ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

THIS is the 660-pound bomb from World War II that brought Eurostar trains to and From Paris’ Gare du Nord to a chaotic halt. The massive explosive was found “in the middle of the tracks” by ...

A half-ton World War II-era bomb found near train tracks in a crowded residential area just outside of Paris unleashed travel chaos across the region Friday, prompting disruptions at Europe's ...