University of Glasgow: "Archaeologists from the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen have found proof that prehistoric people laid flowers at the graves of their dead."

Brigid Andersen at ABC Online, Australia: Shipwreck hunters say they may have found the World War II hospital ship the Centaur just days into their search. A total of 268 people died when the Centaur sank off the southeast Queensland coast in 1943...

David Crossland at Spiegel Online: "Low-cost imports of nutcrackers pose a risk to the age-old woodcraft of eastern Germany's Erzgebirge region, famous for its Christmas ornaments."

RIA Novosti: A man in southwest Russia's Samara Region has been jailed for seven years for murdering a woman who snored too loudly, national media said on Tuesday. Viktor Rudakov, 46, had been drinking with friends at the woman's house on August 13...

Leslie Kaufman of the New York Times: "The Mustang Ranch’s presence on a parcel of land on the Truckee River kept development at bay, thus improving the chances of restoring the flora and fauna."