From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail ...

The Chinese government’s announcement of the construction of a dam on the Yarlung Zangbo river (which is the Brahmaputra ... contested regions into official maps — are becoming increasingly ...

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These real cities in Japan served as the major inspiration for some of the Yakuza franchise's most iconic locations.

In 1024, Rajendra Chola dreamt up the grandest, riskiest, campaign ever planned by a medieval Indian ruler: an attack across the seas on Kedah (in today’s Malaysia). Both Rajendra Chola and the ...

Rather than permitting us to return to nearby Sicily, the Italian Coast Guard orders us to the port of Crotone to disembark ...

New Met Office weather warnings are in place for most of England and Wales as Storm Herminia brought wind gusts up to 83mph in the southeast.The Environment Agency has issued more than 50 flood ...

One of the tower’s many popular attractions is the SkyPod, which at 1,465 feet (447m) is one of the tallest observation decks in the world. There's also the EdgeWalk which is the world’s highest ...

A Roman mosaic in Alter do Chão, Portugal, depicts Alexander the Great's clash with King Porus—one of only three such mosaics ...

Eleven works from the Vatican Apostolic Library are featured in the second Islamic Arts Biennale, held from January 25 to May 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. They include ancient translations of the Quran ...