It comes as little surprise that the dream of many a warlord or government has been to harness disease as a weapon with which to destroy one’s enemies. If used effectively, a weaponised virus could ...

The rise of the Mongol Empire under Temujin, or Genghis Khan, was a seminal moment in world history. The conquests of the ...

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

Mysterious Treasures: Every person in the world wants to have wealth, diamonds, jewels, and gold and silver. Throughout ...

In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

During its history, Britain invaded the territory of more than 170 countries, equivalent to almost 90% of the world.

the people who ruled the empire were not ethnically Han Chinese. Known as the Taghbach, this group migrated south from the Mongolian steppe and ruled a multiethnic and multicultural empire from ...

Tens of thousands of pages related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy were released this week. Not to ...

On the 'Golden Eagle' train in Central Asia, writer Maggie Shipstead follows the historic Silk Road and witnesses, in some ...

Police have charged 10 people, including a member of the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Club and a 16-year-old, with extortion.