OSAKA--After sunset when Osaka’s central Umeda district dazzles with vibrant neon lights, visitors head upward to enjoy the ...

There's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since ...

The chair where Francis sat in 2021 when he entrusted the 'rebirth' of Qaraqosh to the Virgin Mary — Zaid AL-OBEIDI Church bells tolled in Mosul and nearby towns Monday to mark the death of Pope ...

Sea-level rise and upstream damming have worsened saltwater intrusion in the Shatt al-Arab River, pushing brine deep into Iraq’s interior and threatening agriculture, fishing and marshland ...

During renovation work inside a museum in Croatia, archaeologists found some medieval ruins and confirmed a longstanding theory, photos show. Google Street View ...

Baghdad (AFP) – Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Shiite Islam's highest authority in Iraq, offered his condolences on Monday for the death of Pope Francis, praising his work promoting "peace and ...

Sistani, 94, who met the late pontiff in 2021 in the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, said in a statement issued by his office that it was an "important milestone" in supporting interfaith dialogue ...

Hotels and guesthouses have existed for centuries. But the motel was born in 1925 when an architect named Arthur Heineman came up with the idea for a “motor hotel,” shortened to “motel ...

Information about the site is rapidly changing. Initially, historians believed the ruins at Gradishte were built during the reign of Macedonian leader King Philip V, who ruled from 221 to 179 B.C ...

Dozens were pictured gathered outside the ruins of a damaged church in the village of Lukashivka in the northern Chernihiv region, briefly occupied by Russian forces in 2022, holding traditional ...