Russia has tested its nuclear-powered Poseidon underwater drone, which President Putin claims can unleash radioactive ...

When it comes to fantastical book series that shaped our childhoods, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians is one of ...

President Vladimir Putin holds Russian Orthodox icons as he meets with soldiers wounded in Ukraine, at the the Mandryk ...

In the beginning, there were only myths. For the Greeks, the island of Crete was a distant and strange land and yet the site of some their most important traditions: Zeus was taken there to save him ...

Marking 17 years at Atlantis, The Palm, one of the region’s most recognised and visited attractions has undergone a major ...

While sporting competitions are held up as great and virtuous unifiers, the reality – from as far back as the ancient Greeks ...

The Nekyia in Homer’s Odyssey unveils Odysseus’ haunting journey through Hades and the ancient Greek vision of the afterlife.

While sporting competitions are held up as great and virtuous unifiers, the reality – from as far back as the ancient Greeks – is that corruption and politicisation are always lurking nearby.

November’s night skies are grand, festive and bright in many places, quiet and contemplative in others. Both tempers are ...

With hindsight, the red flag was in the “Champagne Facial” day spa treatments and the fact the hotel was built around a 400-year-old vineyard. (Note to self: in future, avoid staying at a former ...

This topsy-turvy guide to Southern California earthquakes details the history of earthquakes in the Coachella Valley and other facts to know.

The character of Percy Jackson first arrived in 2004, springing from the imagination of Rick Riordan in Percy Jackson and the ...