800 ancient artefacts moved to Cairo for Grand Egyptian Museum
About 50,000 ancient artefacts, including a giant statue of Amenhotep, will be housed at the new museum.
Kate Middleton reveals what it feels to have a daughter and what George calls the Queen
Kate Middleton has revealed her feelings of being a mother of a daughter.
Indian PM Narendra Modi's wax figures to be unveiled at four Madam Tussauds
Modi's figures to be installed in London, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
Book signed by Anne Frank up for auction
The book was left behind in Amsterdam after Anne Frank went hiding for two years during the Nazi occupation.
Stolen ancient Indian statues valued at $500,000 seized in New York
The statues were seized just days before a scheduled auction at Christie's auction house.
5,000-year-old levees to control floods discovered in China
5,000-year-old levees built by Chinese to control floods have been found in southern China.
Elton John to perform at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii
Sir Elton John will perform live from the ruins of Pompeii in summer for his 2016 tour.
Indian hardline Hindu group RSS to modernise 90-year-old uniform
RSS members' khaki shorts will be replaced with trousers.
Gaza zoo displays carcasses, sells starving animals as war kills the wild
An array of stuffed wild animals is on display at a zoo in southern Gaza Strip after they died of starvation.
Spanish Queen Letizia's leaked text on bank scandal draws ire
Queen Letizia of Spain is being criticised after her text messages with a business executive allegedly involved in a credit card scandal were leaked.
Mercury-poisoned isolated Amazon tribe may be wiped out
Poisoned with mercury, up to 80% of Peru's Nahua tribe may be wiped out.
Kate Middleton's stylist Richard Ward reveals what went into making of the duchess' wedding hairdo
Kate Middleton wore a demi chignon hairstyle for her wedding.
Kate Middleton, Prince William and Harry denied room at French hotel
The French Ministry had requested for suites at Le Hotel Marotte for the British royals.
Hitler's personal copy of Mein Kampf found in his Munich flat in 1945 to be auctioned
Copy was found in Hitler's flat after Munich was liberated during World War II.
Chair JK Rowling sat on to pen Harry Potter goes up for auction
The chair will sell as part of Heritage Auction's Rare Books event to be held in New York on 6 April.
Rare ancient seal bearing woman's name found in Israel
The ancient seal indicates that the woman who wore it was legally and financially independent.
UN confident of Egypt's tourism industry bouncing back
If tourism recovers, Egypt will recover, says UN.
Oscars 2016: Kate Winslet breaks into tears of joy as Leonardo Dicaprio wins best actor award for The Revenant
Titanic co-star hugs and kisses Dicaprio as he wins award.
Spanish Queen Letizia ups glamour quotient on second engagement with King Felipe
The Spanish royals inaugurated the 35th ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair in Madrid.
11,000-year-old pendant with mysterious engravings found in North Yorkshire
Archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old engraved pendant, thought to be the earliest known Mesolithic art in Britain.
What nomads wore during Biblical kings David and Solomon's era revealed
Archaeologists have for the first time discovered textiles dating from the era of Biblical kings.
3,400-year-old naked statue of ancient Egyptian fertility goddess Astarte found in Israel
Astarte was a goddess of sexual love, fertility and war in ancient Egypt.
Mysterious painting made of brass and silver found at birth place of Jesus
A painting, described as a 'rare' artefact, has been discovered at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
King Tutankhamun: Hidden chambers inside boy pharaoh's tomb 'is full of treasures'
Secret chambers inside the tomb of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun may be hiding a treasure trove.
Slashing beef intake by half key to meeting climate targets, say scientists
Slashing beef intake by 50% can help meet climate target of keeping temperature rise within 2C limit, according to a study.
3,000 couples tie the knot at South Korea's mass wedding ceremony
The mass wedding took place at Gapyeong, about 75km north-east of Seoul.
Kenya's escaped lions roam Nairobi's slum neighbourhood and return
At least six lions escaped from Nairobi National Park in Kenya.
Nasa to grow potato in Peru to simulate growing them on Mars
The potatoes will be grown ina lab in soil from Atacama Desert in southern Peru.
5,000-year-old Egyptian Tarkhan dress declared world's oldest woven garment
The dress was excavated at Tarkhan, an ancient Egyptian cemetery dating back to 3,000BC, in 1913.
Roman bar dating back to 125BC discovered in France
Archaeologists have discovered remains of what was possibly a Roman pub in ancient Mediterranean France.
