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A Medieval Town Was Found Hidden Under a Forest in Poland, And No One Knows Why It VanishedArchaeologists have rediscovered the lost medieval town of Stolzenberg in West Pomerania, Poland, using advanced LiDAR and geophysical surv...- A Lost City Beneath a Mountain Lake? What Divers Found in Kyrgyzstan Is Rewriting HistoryDivers found an ancient city underwater in Issyk-Kul lake. This discovery supports local legends of a flood. Researchers believe it is a Si...
- Europe's smallest countries are caught in a time warp, and that's their biggest charmVisitors can reach Liechtenstein by crossing a wooden bridge over the Rhine. This tiny European nation is known for its history and unique ...
- Iron-fisted Assad never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple himSyrian President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule ended as he fled Damascus amidst a swift rebel advance. Rebels declared the capital free, m...
- Iron-fisted Assad under threat as Syrian rebels draw closerSyrian President Bashar al-Assad faced a major challenge to his family's 50-year rule. Rebels advanced despite Russian and Iranian backing....
- Khajuraho 'Wonder': BJP nominee set to get a walkover in absence of main oppositionCongress had given Khajuraho seat to Samajwadi Party as part of the INDIA bloc seat-sharing, possibly due to a sizable presence of Yadav vo...
- View: Give our cities their own language of urban design from its heritage and around sustainabilityCities should have personalities, India's cities especially so, given our historic temple cities with an entire conurbation built around a ...
- Sweet spots: Gujiya, a part of the centuries-old menuThe gujiya has achieved a kind of perfection in Orchha.
- Grapes of wrath in ‘Punjab’ of Karnataka, VijayapuraThanks to irrigation and District-in-charge minister MB Patil’s zealous role to get a separate religion status for the Lingayats, the inten...
- Why leaving Jammu's 10,000 Rohingyas with no choice may be the biggest threatWhen Rohingya militants in Myanmar staged their deadliest attack on the military in decades, in the last week of August, it reignited a mil...
- Endeavour to revive dead Karnakata river Dakshina Pinakini beginsOriginating in the Nandi Hills, the river flows through Chikkaballapura, Hoskote, Malur, Kadugodi and then onto Sarjapura for about 100 km.
- Bruges town in Belgium is as charming as its historyThere was Baroque, Gothic, Renaissance, Romanesque and Classic, standing next to each other. Despite the contrasting styles, it formed a lo...
- Switzerland's Rapperswil: Why a tour of the town is truly captivatingThe castle itself was built in the early 13th century by the Rapperswil counts, powerful nobles who moved from across the river to settle h...
- Budget 2013: Here's how the rich can enjoy FM's new taxesHere’s the good news for the rich. By making imported luxury “flauntables” more expensive, finance minister P Chidambaram has helped them.
- Medieval Czech list: Cesky Krumlov known for its architecture and artThankfully, I did not look anomalous; I melded with the baroque extravagance of a squat town that is so proud of its UNESCO World Heritage ...
- Jalore: The Marwar's sentinelThe ancient fort of Jalore is a bit obscured by the overbearing pressure of illustrious neighbours such like Jodhpur and Jaisalmer to the w...
- Bundelkhand: India's oldest inhabited regionsGiven its antiquity, it is only logical that each village and town there has its own private legends and grandma’s tales.
- Morning after, Absolut town says, 'non!' to dealWorkers at the Absolut vodka factory in Aahus, Sweden, cracked jokes in their morning meeting on Monday about whether they’ll have to eat b...
- Fast trackStuttgart has something to offer even if you aren’t either a car aficionado or a football freak. Vinod Advani waxes lyrical about its music...
- Toast to coastThe Riviera, that 100-km coastal region along the Mediterranean Sea, is a popular destination to head to during the summer.
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