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

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

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

The Hong Kong Palace Museum showcases Mughal jewelry masterpieces, offering a glimpse into the empire's art, design, and cultural fusion during emperors Akbar, Jehangir, and Shah Jahan ...

When in 955 ad a 20,000-strong force of Magyar raiders besieged the city of Augsburg, Saxon King Otto I gathered an army to ...

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 ...

When he was a child, my immediate younger brother, Abiodun, had a piggy bank made of clay. It was a treasure prized beyond measure. Two adults working in my father’s construction company – Bisi ...

8:20 a.m. Jan. 12, 2026: A previous version of this post identified Dan Mesches as Sprinkles’ chief executive. He left the position in July 2024. After the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s, ...

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer than originally believed. Interamna Lirenas was a thriving town well ...

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...