The discovery could solve a tragic mystery from the Qin Dynasty.

Since 1991 and the Chechen Wars, Russian policy has been an unconditional continuation of what was essentially left unfinished in the 19th century: a form of territorial colonialism (unlike Western ma ...

The world watched in stunned silence as Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed. A choke point for global trade, now sealed. Panic rippled through markets, a global energy crisis brewing, seemingly ...

Preah Vihear temple in Cambodia was largely unscathed for centuries because it’s so remote. Today it is an emblem of a border ...

Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to ...

Gaza, African conflicts, India-Pakistan, and the simmering China-Taiwan problem, then the past few years may be surreally ...

In an exclusive interview with POLITICO, the outgoing Colombian president argues the war on drugs has failed and fires back ...

Even defenders of the rules are speaking of them in the past tense. But they remain indispensable, argues historian Margaret ...

Today, denim plays a key role in reshaping the country’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry. While Bangladesh’s RMG sector has traditionally depended on five core products -- t ...

A team of 15 specialist divers dove into waters off the coast of the Philippines last month—initiating a forensic recovery operation that one Pentagon scientist said could take "months or years." ...

The earliest Indian reference to Old Hormuz and its trade with India appears in a 13th-century Sanskrit work from Gujarat ...

Despite efforts by the U.S. and others to address the crisis, the vital Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil supply is moved, remains effectively closed. The war continues to ...