In a finding that bridges ancient mythology with historical cartography, the British Museum’s analysis of a 3,000-year-old ...

The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander lent his prodigious talents to pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, geography, geometry, and cosmology.

With Iraq considering lowering the marriage age for girls to nine, Newsweek looks at marriage and consent laws around the ...

As peripatetic​ as he was, Fred Sparks, who was then a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, didn’t cover the ...

Loren Munk is unmissable. Dressed in white bespeckled painter’s pants, this 73-year-old artist shambles into New York’s ...

From leaving her beloved home country at an early age to her triumphant return to Saint Lucia after beating the likes of ...

Galaxy phones often come with pre-loaded Samsung and Google apps right out of the box -- they let the customers choose the ones they prefer to keep. Many Samsung apps give Google a run for its money, ...

Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime ...

Among those paying their respects in central London today, at an event led by the King, was a 104-year-old war heroine whose awards include France's highest.

"When you get on the train," said the old man, "choose your seat carefully, sit down, and do not look about." "Yes, sir," my Uncle said. "Several moments after the train begin to move two men ...

Tis the season to roast sweet chestnuts. It’s one of Britain’s best-loved tree species and it’s naturalised in some areas, but the sweet chestnut tree — Castanea sativa — isn’t a native, having ...

The disappearance of an eight-year-old boy who police suspect may have been murdered two years ago has left Ireland "utterly heartbroken", the Irish prime minister has said. Simon Harris made the ...