This is the fourteenth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small ...

It is fascinating to note that, notwithstanding his antisemitism, Sherman was a great admirer of Rose Eytinge (1835-1911), a Jewish-American actress and author who rose to become one of the most popul ...

Deteriorating relations between Greeks and Turks are certainly nothing new. The two peoples have had on-and-off wars for over ...

The Greek War of Independence that begun in 1821 is full of memorable events, most of them bloody battles and heroic feats.

As Greece counts 200 years from the War of independence and stands proud as a member of the EU, the mind reels to the ...

Shakespeare’s leanest tragedy gets a starry, headlong production that embraces the action but misses the mystery.

Battle of Haifa was a pivotal moment that shattered British myths about Indian soldiers, influenced the Indian Army's ...

Talks have restarted, but neither side expects a breakthrough: That's how the overall situation in the Cyprus conflict could be summed up at the moment. Representatives from the two sides have very ...

With the Ukraine War and the retreat of the United States from what has routinely been called Europe’s security architecture, ...

Explore the inspiring story of Greece’s 1821 War of Independence, highlighting heroes like Ypsilantis and Byron ...