Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...

Here are 11 of our favourite places in mainland Greece that make for brilliant alternatives to the islands this summer. Part of the joy of staying in seaside Nafplio is the drive there over the ...

Mike Huckabee said the United States is no longer pursuing a two-state solution for Palestinians. That's bad news – for ...

According to research done by travel trend forecasters Virtuoso and Globetrender, women now make up 71 per cent of solo ...

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Anyone who tries to capture the breadth of Middle Eastern cuisine usually spawns a bugbear. Claudia Roden, the preeminent scholar and cookbook author, instead inspired confidence and relief when she ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast ancient structure in one of the oldest urban centers on Earth. In Jerusalem’s City of ...

How Omer Shem Tov, who was 20 years old and not particularly religious when taken hostage, survived 505 days in captivity.

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A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled ...

History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column each Saturday that reflects on the history of Knox County. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series. Part I was published on Saturday, ...