The Church of the East was already present among various Mongol tribes when Kublai Khan (1260–1294) conquered China. Though ...

Over 5,300 years ago, ancient herders known as the Yamna people emerged from the steppes of what is now Ukraine, going on to ...

Ancient humans living in Europe may have scooped out the brains of their dead enemies and eaten them, a new study suggests.

Harvard researchers traced the origins of the vast Indo-European language family to the Caucasus-Lower Volga region, identifying the ancestral population that gave rise to more than 400 languages, in ...

A pair of landmark studies, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, has finally identified the originators of the ...

Black grouse and caviar helped Stalin get much of what he wanted, but his Red Army counted for more, says a notable historian ...

As Donald Trump embraces a multipolar world where raw power dominates, New Zealand will find itself in a global minority of ...

Small entities might once again need to relearn how to hedge between great powers. One forgotten highborn woman from history provides some ancient realist lessons.

By Michael Kohn Eight centuries ago, Mongolia ascended to the world’s consciousness after Genghis Khan and his equestrian ...

You may wonder why the South Korean people are not as worried about the military threats from North Korea as we in America and Europe seem to be. Many Koreans have a long view of history and ...

1783: The Great Siege of Gibraltar launched by France and Spain against the British colony during American War of Independence is lifted after 3 years and 7 months. 1812: Lord Byron makes his maiden ...

Wall St. is taking a closer look at gangs within the United States. To determine the recognized gangs in each state, 24/7 ...