On April 30, 1980 six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy in London. They took 26 embassy staff and visitors hostage. A six ...

and the Safavid Empire (based in what is today Iran). In 1613 the Safavid shah Abbas the Great set out to conquer Kakheti. King Teimuraz I of Kakheti gave his mother, Queen Ketevan, and his two ...

Bones at Goa's Church of St Augustine were recently found to belong to a queen Georgians consider a saint, believed to have ...

The “Ancient Marvels” Facebook page is dedicated to interesting posts displaying human and natural artifacts from across ...

Before it was known for Hezbollah rockets and devastation, Lebanon, especially its capital Beirut, was the playground of the ...

In a recorded address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Lebanese civilians to evacuate their homes ...

“A lot of financial help goes to Israel from the United States,” the 79-year-old, whose father King ... Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Asked what would happen if the world was unable to stop ...

Even though over 20% of Pakistan's military is Pashtun and they are well represented in the bureaucracy, the gap between the ...

Man car enthusiasts speak about rare vehicles the way excited hikers claim they've seen Big Foot. Some of these cars are ...