Ancient Greek kingdoms existed in China, and there was a significant spread of Hellenism in Asia, including in Japan and ...

ANKARA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye has successfully repatriated a statue of Roman Emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius, 65 years after it was smuggled out of the country, Culture and Tourism ...

Xuanzang's journey in India is reviving the country's forgotten Buddhist heritage. Deepak Anand, a researcher and heritage ...

Regardless of the pose of his statue, devotees often pray to Guan Gong to seek blessings for their health, safety and success ...

Nonetheless, as experts point out, the imperial tombs follow traditional Chinese geomancy, feng shui. The relatively elevated ...

Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty ...

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The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday, surrounded by thousands of followers who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been living in exile since f ...

Was the Mona Lisa based on Leonardo da Vinci’s male lover? Queer identities aren't just a modern phenomenon. Here's a look at ...

The 508-metre-tall Taipei 101 tower was the world’s tallest building between 2004 and 2009, when Dubai’s Burj Khalifa bagged the coveted title. You’ll find observation decks on 88, 89 and 91, although ...

A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past ...