Largest ever dino footprints found in FranceOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Footprints from sauropod dinosaurs, giant herbivores with long necks, were found in Plagne, near Lyon, France. The dinosaur footprints in Plagne are circular depressions surrounded by a fold of limestone sediment.
16 Israeli companies to attend Delhi defence expoOctober 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A delegation of 16 leading Israeli companies will participate in INDESEC Expo 2009 on homeland security to be held here Oct 11-13, a statement said Friday. The Israeli delegation will be headed by Guy Zuri, director of aerospace, defence and homeland security at the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, the release said.
World's largest dinosaur prints found in FranceOctober 7th, 2009 PARIS - Amateur French fossil hunters have unearthed the largest dinosaur footprints in the world, belonging to a cousin of the diplodocus. The "colossal" prints, left by giant sauropods weighing up to 50 tons, were found in the tiny French village of Plagne in the Jura plateau, near the southeastern city of Lyon, reports The Telegraph.
3,500-year-old burial chamber discovered in SyriaSeptember 21st, 2009 QATNA - German archaeologists said Monday they had discovered a burial chamber in an ancient royal palace in Syria containing hundreds of bones and treasure thought to be 3,500 years old. The grave, which contains the remains of at least 30 people, was a spectacular find because it had not been previously disturbed by grave robbers, said archaeologist Peter Pfaelzner.
Two Hamas gunmen killed in GazaSeptember 20th, 2009 GAZA - Two militants, members of the Hamas movement, were killed Sunday in Israeli artillery shelling on east of the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalia, medics and witnesses said. Gaza emergency chief Mo'aweya Hassanein told reporters that two Palestinians were brought dead to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City as a result of being hit by an Israeli artillery shell.
Archaeologists uncover early depiction of seven-branched candelabra in ancient synagogueSeptember 11th, 2009 Archaeologists find early depiction of a menorahJERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. The menorah was engraved in stone around 2,000 years ago and found in a synagogue recently discovered by the Sea of Galilee.
Being an illegal French migrant to UK could make you 1700 pounds richer!July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Believe it or not, being an illegal French migrant in the United Kingdom could make you 1700 pounds richerUnder a scheme, illegal migrants lining up in France to enter Britain will be offered 1,700 pounds each and a free flight home. Funded by British and French taxpayers, the Global Calais Scheme could cost millions.
Massive Roman-era garrison found in SyriaJuly 25th, 2009 DAMASCUS - Archaeologists in Syria have found what they believe was the largest Roman garrison in the Middle East, SANA news agency reported Saturday. German archaeologists discovered the site, which spreads over three hectares (30,000 square metres), at al-Rifniah, in the northern Syrian province of Hama, the report said.
Ancient sculpture shows way to fight corrosionJuly 9th, 2009 LONDON - The restoration of a 2,000-year-old bronze sculpture of Greek athlete Apoxyomenos may help scientists understand how to prevent metal corrosion and discover the safest ways to permanently store nuclear waste, says a new study. The conclusion is based on a new study on the so-called "bio-mineralization" of Apoxyomenos.
American dino may have swum all the way to Skye 170 million years agoJune 2nd, 2009 EDINBURGH - An analysis has revealed that 170 million-year-old dinosaur tracks found in America are similar to a three-toed dino that once roamed the Isle of Skye in Scotland, which suggests that the Wyoming dino may have swum or waded over to Skye. The tracks are so similar that Glasgow paleontologist Neil Clark believes the Wyoming dinosaurs may have swum over to Skye, which at that time was part of an island off the east coast of America.
Archaeologists discover ancient Maya river port in MexicoMay 28th, 2009 BALANCAN - Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Maya river port dating back to 600 B.C. in southeast Mexico.
Two Palestinians dead in Israeli attacksFebruary 13th, 2009 TEL AVIV - Two Palestinians died Friday in separate Israeli military attacks into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. One militant died in an Israeli rocket attack near Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Last Israeli troops leave Gaza StripJanuary 20th, 2009 TEL AVIV - Israel pulled the last of its soldiers out the Gaza Strip Wednesday morning, over two and a half weeks after they were sent in as part of an intense Israeli operation against militants in the salient, a military spokesman in Tel Aviv said. The spokesman would not give further details about the withdrawal.
Israeli ground forces move into Gaza StripJanuary 3rd, 2009 TEL AVIV - Israeli ground forces moved in the northern Gaza Strip Saturday evening, on the eighth day of a massive Israeli offensive against militants in the salient. The ground operation was preceded by an artillery barrage which lasted for hours, and reports said the troops were backed by air support.
Israel sentences militant leader to 30 years in jailDecember 24th, 2008 TEL AVIV - An Israeli military court Thursday sentenced Ahmed Saadat, leader of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), to 30 years in jail, an Israeli military spokesman said. Saadat had previously been acquitted of arranging the murder of former Israeli minister Rehavim Zeevi, who was assassinated by PFLP militants in a Jerusalem hotel in 2001, and was jailed Thursday convicted of responsibility for other attacks against Israel.
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