Category: Raw Story

Amateur makes ‘gold find of the century’ in Norway

By Agence France-Presse A Norwegian out walking on doctors’ advice unearthed rare 6th-century gold jewellery using a newly bought metal detector, a discovery archaeologists said on Thursday was Norway’s “gold find of the century”. “At first I thought it was chocolate coins or Captain Sabertooth coins,” said 51-year-old Erlend Bore, referring to a fictional Norwegian […]

France imposes abaya ban on first day of school

By Agence France-Presse French authorities were on Monday imposing a newly-announced ban on the abaya Muslim dress for women in schools, with over 500 establishments under scrutiny as children across the country returned to class. The government announced last month it was banning the abaya in schools, saying it broke the rules on secularism in […]