MGM Empire City in Yonkers has withdrawn its application for one of three state gaming licenses up for grabs in the downstate region, saying the economic conditions have changed. In a letter to the ...

The prosperous Ming dynasty restored Han Chinese rule after the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and introduced numerous cultural and ...

Persepolis, the ceremonial city of the Persian Empire, embodied Achaemenid power, divine order, and the vision of a united ...

The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery ...

Red Dead Redemption 2 is incredible in terms of an open world and a story, but it still has some fierce competition worth mentioning.

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Drawing inspiration from Italo Calvino’s novel Invisible Cities boasting lyrical prose poems in which Marco Polo describes ...

CHRISTIANITY today is the world’s largest faith — embraced by more than 2 billion people. From open democracies to closed regimes, every continent has been touched by its influence. Yet Christianity ...

A delegation from a Hungarian think tank experiences Chongqing's unique blend of history and modernity through on-site visits to various locations in the city. [Photo by Deng Rui/For chinadaily.com.cn ...

Turkish archaeologists have discovered cuneiform tablets dating to approximately 1500-1400 BC during excavations at Accana Mound in Hatay's Reyhanli district. The tablets, inscribed during the reign ...