One of the most memorable images by Greek historian Herodotus depicts Persian King Xerxes ordering the sea to be punished ...

Language is one of the most resilient components of culture. Though many languages have disappeared over the course of ...

Semi-official Iranian media say two police were killed in a western town, as videos show security forces firing guns and tear ...

Now that Khamenei has spoken, the crackdown will harden. Across three defining protest waves - in 2009, 2019, 2022 - the ...

From late‑night kebabs and tequila to reformer Pilates and dad duties, Ed Sheeran rebuilt his health without losing himself.

Republic Day marks the adoption of India’s Constitution, but behind its iconic pages lies a forgotten story. While Dr. B. R.

More than 3,000 Indian students pursuing higher education in Iran, most of them medical students, are facing mounting anxiety ...

Switzerland has announced five days of mourning after about 40 people were killed in blaze at a bar packed with revellers early on New Year's Day. Witnesses at the bar in the ski resort of Crans ...

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah founded Hyderabad in 1591 by turning crisis into vision. Escaping plague and overcrowding in Golconda ...

If you want to find out what someone else thinks, you can ask them questions. Sometimes you can do it without them noticing. We have an expression you can use to describe this. We have a phrase that ...

To play this audio you need to enable JavaScript. So 'zing' is something special that some things have that's hard to describe, but makes them more interesting or exciting. I can also tell you ...