After November 1918, the Ottomans were the last monarchy left standing, but occupation, partition plans, and a rising nationalist movement made the sultan’s position untenable. This story traces the ...

The Ottoman Empire spent decades resisting modernity, then lurched into reform through coups, suspended constitutions, and the rise of the Young Turks. Their takeover centralized power, inflamed ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Famed cupcake chain Sprinkles abruptly closed all of its locations Dec. 31 with no warning, leaving hundreds of ...

The Kurdish people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world without their own country. Many are native to the region where four countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey — meet and share ...

The burning bush is the eternal symbol of Jewish history. The bush is on fire, yet it is not consumed. And the State of ...

Historical empires like Spain, Britain, and the Soviet Union have experienced economic decline through seven identifiable ...

When he was a child, my immediate younger brother, Abiodun, had a piggy bank made of clay. It was a treasure prized beyond measure. Two adults working in my father’s construction company – Bisi ...

A new kind of war -- A lethal paradise -- Worlds in collision -- High lonesome -- The wolf's howl -- Blood and smoke -- Dream visions and Apocalypse -- White squaw -- Chasing the wind -- Death's ...

A week meandering between ancient sites — via cedar-shaded hillsides and turquoise bays — leaves the modern world feeling very far away ...

While Trump is portrayed as the bully who “threatens the liberal order," Europe yields symbolic and strategic ground to its ...

May 29, 1453, is one of those landmark historical dates. On that day the fall of Constantinople occurred —and with it that of ...

The Aztec empire succumbed to its own imperial arrogance, alienating neighbours who ultimately helped bring about its ...