Palestinians hope the temporary opening—created after Hamas militants used explosives to blast down the border wall on Wednesday—will become permanent.

Many of the treasures stolen by the Nazis were never recovered. Among the most valuable is Russia's priceless Amber Room ... will it ever turn up?

A herd of hippos once owned by Pablo Escobar, Colombia's famed drug lord, run free on Escobar's former estate—creating a problem for the government.

A man with milk jars pierced to his back, a boy with a blazing tire, and Gazans fleeing by horse are among the newsmakers of the past week.

Bodies dating back more than 50 years have been uncovered in Kassel, Germany. Experts speculate they may be victims of a Nazi labor camp or a mid-1800s epidemic.

A 2,500-year-old vase featuring scenes from a Homer poem is among several antiquities returned to Italy after lengthy negotiations with the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

A German-born Jew has filed suit against a Madrid museum over ownership of a $20-million-(U.S.) painting seized by Nazis.

Part two of nine.

For centuries, treasures have been taken from their homelands. Should the artifacts go back? Who should decide?

Part one of nine.

An annual bullfighting festival in Colombia brings daredevils from the stands, right into the bullring.

New Zealand crowds honored Everest pioneer Sir Edmund Hillary, who received a state funeral. In Nepal, Sherpas held traditional prayer services for the beloved mountaineer.

Without meat from aid groups, refugees in Tanzania are killing scores of wild animals for sustenance—many of which are already threatened species.

Heat from the volcano, which last erupted 2,000 years ago, may be contributing to the melting of nearby glaciers, scientists say.

See two giants of the sea laid low, three "royal" luxury liners united for the first and last time, a horse driven through a bonfire, and more.

Polynesians and Micronesians show little genetic relation to other South Pacific islanders, suggesting the two groups hail from island-hopping East Asians.

The 15th-century explorer and his crew picked up syphilis-causing bacteria in the New World, a genetic study claims—though some experts say the evidence is inconclusive.