The extent of the violence used by the security forces against demonstrators in Iran has deeply shocked the population. Triggered by an economic crisis, mass protests broke out across the country at ...

James M. Gustafson is Associate Professor of History and Chair of International Studies at Indiana State University. Speaking ...

Even if there is ever a secular regime there, the majority faith will remain Islam and chances of a grand revival of ...

This article is authored by B Bala Bhaskar, former ambassador and specialist in West Asia and Gulf Affairs, New Delhi.

The Aztec empire succumbed to its own imperial arrogance, alienating neighbours who ultimately helped bring about its ...

As President Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland and more, renowned historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is “an empire in decline,” following a predictable pattern of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Famed cupcake chain Sprinkles abruptly closed all of its locations Dec. 31 with no warning, leaving hundreds of ...

NEW DELHI – A newly released book, ‘Treasures of the Gupta Empire: A Numismatic History of the Golden Age of India,’ offers a deep dive into the coins minted during the reign of the Gupta dynasty from ...

Jaber Tavazoei, author of the book A Visit to the Ancestral Home, said the transformation of the Safavid-era Assar-Khaneh into a “Bahram Beyzaie Museum” would be a tribute to the Iranian thinker and ...

China's Qing dynasty suffered devastating rebellions like the Taiping Rebellion, humiliating defeats in the Sino-Japanese War, and massive losses in the Boxer Rebellion to eight nations, along with ...