Ethiopia Demands Looted Treasure Return
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is morally obligated to return to Ethiopia sacred objects and ancient artifacts looted by British troops more than a century ago, a leading scholar on Ethiopia said Tuesday.
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A manhunt was on in Ethiopia Saturday after an unidentified group kidnapped five Europeans and 13 Ethiopians in the country's northeast, after conflicting reports that up to 20 foreigners had been abducted.Comment
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âNostoi: Recovered Masterpiecesâ does not pull its punches in explaining how objects made their way abroad: They were looted from Italian archaeological sites.
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An operation is under way to rescue five Britons feared kidnapped in a remote part of Ethiopia.Comment
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MEKELE, Ethiopia  - Ethiopian security forces scoured a remote northeastern region on Monday in search of a group of kidnapped Europeans, all linked to the British embassy in Addis Ababa.
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Ethiopians organized demonstrations outside the Italian Embassies in London and Washington, DC demanding the return of the Axum Obelisk, a 24-meter high ancient monolith or carved rock , BBC reported on ...
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African hunter-gatherers who the  Botswana government has ousted from their traditional lands  brought their cause to Washington on Friday, seeking support in  a battle they say revolves around diamond wealth.
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Ethiopia's disaster response agency has appealed for 7.6 million dollars (5.8 million euros) to help hundreds of thousands of flood-affected people in the country's southeastern Somali state.
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British authorities voiced alarm on Monday at the discovery in Ethiopia of the remains of burnt out cars where five Britons were abducted last week.Comment
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Metal icon Ozzy Osbourne and wife Sharon held a television plea for the return of their jewelry that was stolen from their Buckinghamshire country estate near London this past Monday morning.
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Almost 30 years after they were discovered by tomb raiders in Sicily, two ancient statues are to be returned.
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Search teams have scoured southwestern Ethiopia by boat and helicopter in a frantic bid to rescue thousands marooned by the latest in a series of fatal flash floods across the nation.
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Embassy hostages kidnapped in Ethiopia released An abandoned vehicle belonging to the group of Europeans who were kidnapped in Ethiopia.Comment
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Officials from the Munch Museum begged the thieves who stole "The Scream" and "Madonna" on Sunday to show great care for the paintings.
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Somalia's Islamist movement warned arch-foe Ethiopia on Tuesday to withdraw troops from the Horn of Africa nation within a week or face war.
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Somalia's embattled Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi is in Ethiopia's capital for talks as he fights to retain his post.
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Ivory statues, Buddhist carvings, gold coins and thousands of other precious objects from the Kabul Museum feared stolen or destroyed under Soviet occupation and Taliban rule have been found, an American archaeologist has said.