Historian William Dalrymple, speaking at the India Today Conclave, challenged the widely accepted belief that China dominated ...

A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...

St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) is for the most part a secular affair. It’s a ritual tradition and celebration of drink and ...

Some of the world’s oldest roadways are only memories now—but many have been preserved as historic monuments or improved to ...

Brad Sigmon was executed to exhibit the power of the state over its citizens. By choosing to be put to death by firing squad, Sigmon forced the State of South Carolina to put this power on full and ...

Many important ancient Greek women—poets, philosophers, and leaders— defied norms and shaped history for generations.

The pope has emerged as an increasingly lonely moral voice against perilous global trends like nationalism and populism.

The Chernihiv Regional Youth Theater in Ukraine has adapted to the war by having women perform traditionally male roles, ...

In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...

The first mention of such an ending didn’t come until the late 510s, when Marcellinus Comes wrote in his Chronicle that Odoacer, whom he called the “king of the Goths,” had caused the Roman Empire to ...

Kisawa Sanctuary, located on an island off Mozambique, blends laid-back luxury with opportunity for island adventure and ...