Over a dozen people have been killed and hundreds injured in a huge explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas in southwestern Iran, according to Iranian state media citing the country’s interior ministry.

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Whether biking to castles or kayaking through gorges, a trip centred on this river is the epitome of European romance.

Scientists have uncovered a cache of ancient weapons hidden deep inside a cave in the Judean Desert, opening a window to ...

Geological evidence off the coast of Iceland suggests climate change as a key factor in the decline of the Roman Empire.

The ancient Romans were unaware of the massive danger posed by a volcano in their midst, so when Mount Vesuvius erupted in ...

The 1st century BC marked the last days of the Roman Republic and creation of the province of Lusitania as part of the ...