Diplomatic row erupts as South Africa refuses U.S. embassy delegation at G-20 handover ceremony, prompting sharp rebuke from ...

TOKYO — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan's first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether ...

Would you choose to have a part of your body live on after you died? How might your choice affect your relatives - or even your entire community?The first is a question people face when they donate ...

In Nigeria, religion is intertwined in a web of ethnic, political, economic and agricultural conflicts, experts explain ...

(REVIEW) In the year 610 CE, a 40-year-old Arabian caravan merchant from the commercial capital of Mecca was meditating in a hilltop cave near the city when the angel Gabriel suddenly appeared to him.

Exploring the ancient history of dance is no easy task. Unlike enduring relics like stone tools or cave paintings, dance often leaves behind ephemeral traces, making its origins challenging to ...

For centuries, Alexandria was one of the most important cities of the ancient world. Founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great on the northernmost coasts of Ancient Egypt, this city rapidly grew as a ...

Archaeologists working at the site of the ancient Turkish city Attouda have uncovered a ritual site dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess, Matar. The site, complete with a cave and a “twin rock ...