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Crime
The Greek Picasso Heist — Confessed Thief Tells All, Asks for Mercy
The Greek police have revealed the jaw-dropping confession of the thief who stole the Picasso, who says he is sorry and asks for mercy.
Archaeology
Petition Asks British Museum to Return “Karpathos Lady” Statue
The "Karpathos Lady" statue has been housed in the British Museum, but a petition was launched on Monday to bring her back to Greece.
Crime
New Interpol App Identifies Stolen Artworks for Collectors, Sleuths
A new computer app from Interpol makes it possible for art collectors and museums -- to determine if a piece of art has been stolen.
Art
United Kingdom Returns Twelve Stolen Religious Icons to Greece
A nineteenth-century religious icon showing the Baptism of Christ, along with another eleven icons stolen in 2005 from the Church of the Dormition of the Visokos Virgin in Kalouta, in the central Zagori district of Ioannina, have recently been...