October 13th News

There's some interesting new stories today, including the one about the Templars.

New stories as of 11:24 AM:

Greece To Relocate Acropolis Statues
France 24
Greek authorities held a dress rehearsal for the relocation of hundreds of statues and friezes from the Acropolis to a sprawling new museum...
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/culture/20071012-greece-acropolis-athens-new-museum-statues-parthenon-greek.html

Pope Unveils Restored Bernini Door
AFP
VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Pope Benedict XVI Friday unveiled the newly-restored bronze door of the Papal Palace, sculpted by Renaissance master Bernini and used to signal to the world that a Pope has died...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNZ72j0TCvuKkeqTaxabPmgnKT-w

Roman Treasures Found In M?da
The Portugal News Online
Thousands of ancient roman coins have been unearth along with other historical treasures from the fourth century, in an archaeological dig that took place in Vale do Mouro, Coriscada, M�da...
http://google.the-news.net/display.aspx?id=929-14

Vatican Publishes Knights Templar Papers
Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) — It's not the Holy Grail, but for fans of "The Da Vinci Code" and its tantalizing story line about the Knights Templar, it could be the next best thing...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gI3abcQVbPiFc_-Y83X_T353He5AD8S7TR001

World's Oldest Wall Painting Unearthed In Syria
Yahoo News
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - French archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old wall painting underground in northern Syria which they believe is the oldest in the world...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071011/en_nm/syria_painting_dc;_ylt=AgSEIYe4kCAV2C4OM.fZOX6s0NUE