Egypt on Saturday is inaugurating the Grand Egyptian Museum, aiming to boost tourism and revitalize the economy ...

Nepal's living goddess, the Kumari, a young girl embodying Goddess Taleju, continues an ancient tradition. Chosen through ...

Excavation at the ancient city of Sardis reveals evidence of Lydian, Greek, and Roman history, earning it UNESCO World ...

Halloween is an annual holiday, celebrated each year on October 31, that has roots in age-old European traditions. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light ...

Halloween comes every year with treats, spookiness and costumes. But why do we celebrate it on Oct. 31? And what does Samhain ...

History doesn’t have to be a dusty museum or a long list of dates, it can be a thrilling adventure that families actually ...

With the next public holiday in the UAE just around the corner, now is the time to start planning your next getaway. The 54th ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

Asia follows a new, brutal tournament where teams of legendary athletes test their strength and endurance with national pride ...

Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilisation, with thousands of years of history at ...