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1000-year-old African coins found on Oz isles could help rewrite its history

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 17:07

A recent expedition to a remote island off the Northern Territory could help rewrite Australia`s history.

Chocolate museum to be razed in Mexico

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 12:47

Officials have ordered the demolition of the Chocolate Museum, which is being built by the Choco Story Chichen company in the Chichen Itza archaeological zone "without authorisation."

Jug inscription from King David`s time could shed light on biblical history

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 13:02

Fresh translation of character imprinted on the side of a 3,000-year-old earthenware jug, dating back to the time of King David, could sheds light on biblical history.

Doctors offered to let me die: Stephen Hawking

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 13:47

Famed UK physicist Stephen Hawking had come so close to death while writing his bestseller `A Brief History of Time` in 1985 that his doctors offered to switch off his life-support machine, it has emerged.

Stephen Hawking`s memoir to be out on Sept 12

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 15:14

Famed physicist Stephen Hawking`s memoir will hit bookstores in September.

Rembrandt van Rijn`s 407th birthday celebrated by Google doodle

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 09:11

Today Google celebrates the 407th anniversary of the birth of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn with its customary doodle

Mumbai ornithologist receives Member of Honour award

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 13:58

Renowned ornithologist and director of Bombay Natural History Society Asad Rahmani has been conferred with the prestigious Member of Honour Award of the BirdLife International.

Biopics bridge past and present, says Farhan Akhtar

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 15:19

Farhan Akhtar, who features as former athlete Milkha Singh in ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, believes biopics have the potential of bringing the present generation closer to history and to stories of those who have made the country proud in the past.

Oprah Winfrey donates USD 12 million to museum

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 10:47

Celebrity chat show host Oprah Winfrey has donated USD 12 million to help build Smithsonian`s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

DU executive council approves syllabi changes for three subjects

Last Updated: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 22:03

A special meeting of the Executive Council of Delhi University has approved changes in the syllabi and scheme of examinations for subjects like history, home science and sociology.

MJ went on tours with a mini-clinic and an anaesthesiologist

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 14:32

Jackson travelled with almost a mini-clinic and a doctor who used a surgical anaesthetic to put him to sleep after shows during his "HIStory" tour, according to reports.

Eight ancient sites discovered in Mexico

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 18:59

The discovery took place in the rocky recesses of the Sierra del Mayor south of Mexicali, capital of Baja California, after three years of explorations with the collaboration of the Cocopah Indians.