A leading archaeologist is calling for Bonhams to withdraw two Roman antiquities from a forthcoming London auction, claiming that evidence suggests they were looted. Dr Christos Tsirogiannis told The Telegraph the two items feature in photographs seized in police raids from two traffickers in stolen artefacts. One is a Roman portrait head, probably the Emperor […]
The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group (RSF), which has been fighting Sudan’s military for more than a year, fired shots and looted a health facility in the western region of Darfur, an international aid group said. The RSF attacked the South Hospital in al-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur province on Sunday, opening fire […]
ROME (AP) — Italy on Tuesday celebrated the return of around 600 antiquities from the U.S., including ancient bronze statues, gold coins, mosaics and manuscripts valued at 60 million euros ($65 million), that were looted years ago, sold to U.S. museums, galleries and collectors and recovered as a result of criminal investigations. U.S. Ambassador Jack […]
A 900-year-old statue that spent three decades at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York after being smuggled out of Thailand was welcomed back to the kingdom in an official repatriation ceremony in Bangkok on Tuesday. The 129-centimetre (51-inch) statue of the Hindu god Shiva, dubbed “Golden Boy”, was repatriated after being linked to […]
The UK has returned dozens of artefacts looted from what is today Ghana – more than 150 years after they were taken. Some 32 gold and silver items have been sent on long-term loan to the country by the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) and the British Museum. They were stolen from the court of […]
BOSTON (AP) — Twenty-two historic artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II have been returned to Japan after a family from Massachusetts discovered them in their late father’s personal items, the FBI said Friday. The 22 artifacts, some of which date back to the 18th and 19th centuries, represent […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At least one quarter of Gaza’s population – 576,000 people – are one step away from famine and virtually the entire population desperately needs food resulting in aid trucks being shot at, looted and overwhelmed by hungry people, top U.N. officials said Tuesday. The officials from the U.N. humanitarian office and […]
VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) – On a violent Sunday night in Vallejo, a sideshow led to a shooting, a fire, and looting at a convenience store in the area. People who witnessed the rash of crime say it was chaos. Not only was a man shot, but a pick-up truck was intentionally set on fire at […]
Seven royal artefacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a US museum have been returned. It is the latest in a series of stolen treasured items to be repatriated to African countries. Looted from British-colonised Ghana in the 19th century before being transferred to the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A suspect accused of looting a home damaged in an ice storm is now behind bars, thanks to the quick thinking and detective work of a neighbor. “I knew our three trees fell, I just knew it,” Shu-Ju Wang said. Like many in the Portland area, Wang and her husband are now […]
The United Kingdom will send back gold and silver artifacts looted from Ghana in the 19th century after a long-term loan agreement was struck. Both the British Museum and the V&A will send items related to the Asante royal court to Ghana, where they will be displayed at the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, according […]
The UK is sending some of Ghana’s “crown jewels” back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king. A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, the BBC can reveal. The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the […]