Though Hasankeyf has more than 200 precious archaeological sites in its vicinity, the Turkish government wants to flood it in order to build a dam as part of an ambitious energy project.

The change in Alabama law that helped set him free was made more than a decade ago — but he's only just seeing his release now.

Emma Lazarus was a renowned Jewish-American writer whose most famous poem, 'The New Colossus,' is immortalized on the Statue of Liberty.

Queen Anne was the first to rule over a united Britain, but her reign was marred by 17 failed pregnancies and accusations of a lesbian love triangle between her and two women in her court.

During his 76 days out at sea, Antonio de la Rosa saw incredible marine life — and a lot of plastic trash.

"The persons who shot these innocent and beloved burros deserves to be brought to justice....We hope that an increase in the reward will lead to arrest and conviction for these cruel acts."

John Pierre Burr was Aaron Burr's illegitimate son with an Indian maid who he kept secret from his wife. Now, Burr's living descendants are making sure that his hidden life comes to light.

Up to 350,000 Jews were gassed to death at the Sobibór concentration camp in Poland. But a prisoner uprising forced the Nazis to burn it to the ground.

"The fact remains that lions are wild animals and no matter how habituated or tame they might seem, they remain unpredictable and instinctive."

The returned remains marks the first time a significant archaeological artifact has been repatriated to the Andean country.

In the last three months, bees in Brazil have been dying en masse after being exposed to toxic pesticides that are banned elsewhere.