Credit: M. N. Mortensen et al. / National Museum of Denmark A recent analysis of beads discovered in the ancient city of Hama, Syria, has revealed that some were crafted from Baltic amber, transported ...

The Tokyo metropolitan government is set to enter a grueling post-Olympic competition: pressing the central government to help cover the deficit-filled tab for hosting the Summer Games during a ...

The Hama that Mohammed Hisham Barazanko paints does not exist any more. Some features in his pictures are recognisable: there are alleyways covered by pointed arches like the ones near his studio.

An executive at Japanese publishing house Kadokawa was found guilty on Oct. 10 of bribing a former Tokyo ... s Olympic team, Daiko Advertising Inc., Sun Arrow, which made the mascots, and ADK ...

Mascots in horror games can transform from cute to terrifying, like Huggy Wuggy. Amanda the Adventurer brings a dark twist to child-friendly shows, turning interactive and creepy. Five Nights at ...

GRANT FROM THE TACO BELL FOUNDATION. FOUR NEW MEMBERS WERE KNIGHTED INTO THE LOUISVILLE LEAGUE OF MASCOTS THIS MORNING. THE CEREMONY, HELD AT THE SUN VALLEY METRO PARK COMMUNITY CENTER ...

The runup to the city hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, in addition to World Cup matches in 2026 and a Super Bowl in '27, will coincide with massive rebuilding of housing and ...

“Who could forget last year’s Paris Olympics, where a male boxer stole the women’s gold medal after brutalizing his female opponent so viciously that she had to forfeit just after 46 ...

Hama (Syria) (AFP) – Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule ...

Last year's Paris Olympics may have been a resounding success but there’s been a snag: some medals are falling apart. More than 100 athletes have complained to the International Olympic ...

It has been six months since Wilson won relay gold as a 16-year-old at the Paris Olympics, becoming the youngest male track and field champion in history. Already that feels like a distant memory ...

Enter Rizo, the hedgehog. In 2008, this cheeky character first appeared as the mascot for Genesis Seguros, a Spanish insurance company. It wasn't until 2013 that Rizo gained viral fame ...