A Greek team announced the finish to the restoration of the tomb of Jesus, a $4 million project in Jerusalem which took nearly a year to complete. The site is a cave where Roman Catholics and Orthodox Catholics believe Jesus was entombed and then was resurrected. It lies beneath a shrine called the Edicule, which itself is surrounded by the 12-century Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the...

Ancient Byzantine era artifacts, unearthed last June in a village west of Jerusalem, are on display by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Beit Shemesh. The items offer a window to life in Holy Land during the time of Jesus, a period during the first centuries AD, as Christianity first began to spread.       Save

A visitor to an Australian shore captured photos of the water glowing blue due to the presence of bioluminescent algae. Leanne Marshall, a Tasmania photographer, posted photos to Instagram showing the unusual natural phenomenon she witnessed Monday night near Rocky Cape National Park. The photos shows the water glowing with blue light from bioluminescent algae. "To say I was excited to...

Archaeologists have found two pharaonic statues dating back more than 3,000 years in a muddy pit in a Cairo suburb. The relics were found in Mattarya district, a site of the pharaonic capital of Heliopolis, one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt. Today the area is a sprawl of working and middle class districts in northeastern Cairo. The statues, discovered on Thursday on wasteland...

Los Angeles had the world's worst traffic in 2016 -- supplanting Moscow for the top spot in the rankings released by traffic firm INRIX on Monday. According to the survey, Los Angeles motorists spent an average of 104 hours stuck in traffic last year. "A stable U.S. economy, continued urbanization of major cities, and factors such as employment growth and low gas prices have all contributed...

People in China and throughout the rest of the world participated in fireworks shows and parades to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year. In China residents of Zigong welcomed the Year of the Rooster by illuminating more than 130 large and medium-sized lanterns through out the city which attracted more than 200,000 visitors from throughout the country, according to CCTV. Other national...

Many in parts of southern Europe may be feeling that winter has targeted them in giving them the brunt of heavy snow and winds caused by the second winter storm to affect the area in just 10 days. While similar to the previous storm that brought heavy snow and extremely cold air across much of the region, this storm will also stay locked in place over the Mediterranean. The weather pattern...

If you want to visit a new exotic destination, we have the perfect place for you – Port Douglas. This town is located in Far North Queensland in Australia. Although the town is rather small, it offers many possibilities when it comes to the ways in which you can spend your vacation. In order to help you make up your mind, we have singled out some interesting activities you would certainly enjoy...

Technical difficulties with Southwest Airlines' website impacted potential travelers for hours Tuesday -- a day when the carrier saw nearly a quarter of its flights delayed. The glitch began on the website Tuesday morning and lasted, off and on, for a few hours -- preventing some customers from booking travel and checking in for flights. A screenshot on the site, posted by USA Today, said,...

A strike by workers at the Eiffel Tower in Paris has closed the iconic landmark to tourists for a fifth day during the start of the busy Christmas season. Two unions representing the 300 workers who maintain the Eiffel Tower and operate the tours that take visitors to the top of the 1,063-foot metal lattice structure walked off the job nearly a week ago. Workers are seeking more input into...