Gerhard Richter calls the art market “hopelessly excessive” and believes the buyers who pay extreme prices for his works are fools and trusts the art market should soon “correct itself.” Amount of money that art sells for is shocking, says painter Gerhard Richter

Islamic extremists have vandalized Nimrud, a 3,000 year old  Assyrian city in Iraq.  Using bulldozers to harm the ancient city, the terrorist group is now facing war crime charges.   Islamic State extremists hit 3,000-year-old city of Nimrud with bulldozers