Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on October 21. Check what happened ...

While the mayors of the cities did sign a peace treaty in 1985, it was a symbolic gesture. In reality, the wars between the two ancient civilizations ended more than 2,000 years prior when Rome ...

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Fast & Furious 6, and Rocky Balboa are all among the very best sixth installments in major ...

The author of "Woman and Nature" and narrator of "Berkeley in the Sixties," Susan Griffin shaped generations of feminist ...

Too late and not good enough is likely the way Macron’s diplomacy will be remembered, should it ever be remembered, regarding ...

But much of China’s historical evolution continues to defy Western understanding, and many of its leaders remain tantalizing conundrums—few more so than Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the ...

John Illsley rose to fame as the bassist of the Dire Straits, but nowadays you're more likely to find him in an art studio.

Louise Adler is the director of the Adelaide Writers Week. Kathy Shand is the former chair of the Sydney Writers’ Festival.

This database of more than 100 million fingerprints is located in a huge “data campus” in Clarksburg, West Virginia, about ...

Paul McCartney had died and been replaced by a lookalike, Radio X looks at one of the strangest stories in rock music.

As Ireland elects its new President, Claire McNab offers a historical overview of the role and its prospects.  Ireland is on ...

In “What Is War,” two singular artists, Eiko Otake and Wen Hui, grapple with memories of China and Japan in World War II.