Studying religion reveals much about power and authority ... that ruled from 618 to 907.Image by Tim Sandle. The Maritime Silk Road was the maritime section of the historic Silk Road that ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

Until recently, my vague idea of the Silk Road, the trade link from ancient east Asia to the West, was of camels crossing deserts laden with silk and spices. But a trip to the Silk Roads exhibition at ...

Pyongyang, nuclear weapons are needed ‘in combat’, they are not a bargaining chip; Today the release of three more Israeli hostages held by Hamas, the truce in Gaza holds ...

As regional tensions escalate, Egypt emerges as the Middle East's most influential peacekeeper, leveraging its military might ...

Last year in Turkey, Optus had a failure that meant I was unable to use text messaging or phone calls. This time I’m not sure ...

I VIVIDLY remember my maiden trip to Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2004. Arriving as a Member of our Parliament’s Lower House and coming from the tropical heat of Malaysia, I was utterly shocked to find ...

The UN body has brought several religious and other buildings in the Iraqi city back to life as part of an $115m programme ...

Avoiding bird feces is easier said than done I read Sunday’s front-page article regarding the bird flu outbreak and noted, ...

Supporters of the president were none too happy with Budde’s remarks, with Representative Mike Collins posting that the bishop should be “added to the deportation list” and pundit Charlie Kirk saying ...

Donald Trump has been re-sworn in as President of the United States. And for this re-ascendency, he owes a thank you to ...