TEHRAN (REUTERS).- A 1977 Peugeot sedan belonging to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sold for $2.5 million on Tuesday in a charity auction, Iranian media reported. Ahmadinejad announced last year he would put up the vehicle for auction and do…
Archaeological Excavation in the Suburb of Arroux Results in Numismatic Discoveries
AUTUN, FRANCE.-The archaeological excavation of the suburb of Arroux, north of Autun, curated by the State (DRAC Bourgogne) in the context of a social housing project, has revealed an Antique quarter composed of craft workshops and fine residences. The…
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s 33-Year-Old Car Gets $1 Million Bid
TEHRAN (AP).- The Iranian president’s 33-year-old car has received a $1 million bid from abroad in a charity auction to raise money for a low-income housing project, reported a local newspaper on Sunday. The 1977 white Peugeot sedan was put on auction …
Tales of Katrina Told through Museum Exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum
NEW ORLEANS (AP).- The room is lit by flashlights, an escape hole chopped in the roof with an ax lying nearby. Steps away, rising floodwaters seep down a levee wall; across the way, a storm diary written in black felt marker on a housing project wall …