By Bhaskar Sur* Swami Vivekananda now belongs more to the modern Hindu mythology than reality. It makes a daunting job to ...

Condemnations, as echoed by Sliwa and other Assyrian politicians, prompted the Assyrian and broader Christian communities to raise questions on social media about the punishment for the suspect who ...

The surprising history behind Artemisia Gentileschi's recently reattributed Hercules and Omphale, and how it redefines gender ...

If everything you thought you knew about the War on Terror were nothing more than a mirage—an extravagant shadow-play staged ...

A new study challenges the long-accepted belief that the Assyrian Empire pioneered cavalry in the ancient Near East. The research argues that mounted horses warfare first took shape among the Luwian ...

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Beneath layers of earth in the ancient Assyrian capital of Nineveh, a team of archaeologists from Heidelberg University has uncovered one of the most significant finds in decades in the region. The ...

In a groundbreaking archaeological discovery, a team from Heidelberg University unearthed a massive relief beneath the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, Iraq. The ...

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was made ...

The ancient stone relief depicts Ashurbanipal, the ruler of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 699 to 631 BCE, two deities and other figures, according to a team of archeologists from Heidelberg University.

DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Witnesses said the attacker, who has not been officially identified, ran toward the crowd shouting Islamic slogans. DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The annual parade by Assyrian Christians in ...

DOHUK, Iraq — The annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year was marred Tuesday when an axe-wielding man attacked the procession and wounded three people, ...