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Numerous historical structures in Istanbul are still standing resiliently after more than a century of construction, even though the city's relatively new earthquake-prone buildings number in the hundreds of thousands.

Decorated glazed bricks almost 3,000 years old are on display at Iran's National Museum after a four-decade search disrupted by war and an international legal battle.

New legislation providing for a police force on Greek university campuses has been loudly denounced by the opposition, which, among other things, says the institutions' own regulations provide for sanctions for a series of crimes and misdemeanors within their premises.

A Roman furnace almost 1,500 years old was discovered during excavation works at a construction site in the town of  Silistra. According to archaeologists, this is the largest furnace for construction ceramics from the Roman era, discovered in Bulgaria, correspondent of BGNES for the region reports.

A Chinese construction company has impressed the industry across the world after building a 57-story skyscraper for only 19 days.

The construction consists of concrete and glass and is located in the central part of the country. Company's Vice President stated that a popular method has been used to allow the construction of three storeys per day.

A worker was killed at a construction site in the southern province of Adana after falling from a service elevator while carrying bricks to the sixth floor on Oct. 29.