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A historic 200-carat platinum and diamond-encrusted necklace belonging to Queen Nazli of Egypt was stolen from a museum in Vienna during opening hours. Police are hunting two suspects who broke a glass display case with a hammer and made off with the necklace.
Four Renaissance paintings of 'extraordinary value' have been stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italy's culture minister has said. The paintings, attributed to Antonello da Messina, include three panels of the Polyptych of San Gregorio and a double-sided panel of the Madonn…
Italian authorities have recovered three priceless artworks by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse from a private museum near Parma. The theft took place on March 22-23.