Magnificent ancient mosaic found near Tel Aviv returns home
An exceptionally well-preserved Roman floor mosaic, showing a rich variety of fish, animals, birds and ships, has returned to the site where it was first found in a Tel Aviv…
Russian journalist sells Nobel peace medal for $103.5 million to help Ukrainian refugees
Written by Philip WangAmarachi Orie, CNN Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, auctioned off his medal for $103.5 million on Monday, with proceeds donated…
Anti-Semitic church carving can stay, Germany’s top appeal court rules
Written by Lianne Kolirin, CNN Germany’s highest appeal court has ruled that a medieval sculpture can remain on the outside of a church in Wittenberg, eastern Germany, despite acknowledging that…
Sacrificial altar among 13,000 relics unearthed in China
The relics — many made of gold, bronze and jade — were unearthed in six sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui archaeological site, near Chengdu, Chinese state media reported Monday. Historians…
Why this Chinese artist is outselling Van Gogh
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise…
‘Napalm Girl’ at 50: The story of the Vietnam War’s defining photo
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN In Snap, we look at the power of a single photograph, chronicling stories about how both modern and historical images have been made. The horrifying…