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Travel 101: Five European countries you can explore with one Schengen visa

September 26, 2025 9:46 am

Whether you want cultural immersion, nature exploration, or beach relaxation, these five Schengen destinations offer it all, with none of the border hassle or extra visa paperwork.

India has its own version of Britain's Stonehenge in Manipur

June 04, 2025 1:58 pm

Perched 37 kilometres from Senapati town and about 146 kilometres from Imphal, the capital of Manipur, Willong Khullen feels like a portal to another world

Thousands greet winter solstice at ancient Stonehenge monument

December 21, 2024 7:52 pm

The solstices are the only occasions when visitors can go right up to the stones at Stonehenge, and thousands are willing to rise before dawn to soak up the atmosphere.

The improbable 800 km journey of Stonehenge’s centre stone, and why that matters

August 16, 2024 12:32 pm

New analysis has found that the over six-tonne Altar Stone partially buried at the heart of Stonehenge came from northern Scotland, not south-west Wales as previously thought. Here is why this is a big deal.

Britain's Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters

June 19, 2024 8:03 pm

Two protesters dressed in white were seen running towards two of the megaliths and spraying paint as another person attempted to stop them, in the video released by the group.

Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations: Photos projected on Stonehenge and Marble Arch in the UK

May 31, 2022 2:44 pm

Eight photographs have been used for projections at Stonehenge, each taken from a different decade of the monarch's reign

Geological analysis explains durability of Stonehenge megaliths

August 05, 2021 12:12 pm

It is comprised of mainly sand-sized quartz grains cemented tightly together by an interlocking mosaic of quartz crystals.

Missing piece of Britain's ancient Stonehenge returned after 60 years

May 08, 2019 6:07 pm

Robert Phillips, an employee of the diamond cutting firm Van Moppes which carried out the work, kept the extracted stone core and later took it to the United States when he emigrated there, English Heritage said.

Archaeologists discover 4,500 year old 'superhenge' that dwarfs Stonehenge

September 08, 2015 9:33 pm

The fragments of more buried stones, or the massive foundation pits in which they stood, show the full extent of the monument.

Stonehenge occupied 5,000 yrs earlier than previously thought

April 21, 2013 7:07 pm

Stonehenge may have been occupied 5,000 years earlier than previously believed,archaeologists have found.

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