Armed Bedouin clans have withdrawn from the Druze-majority Syrian city of Sweida after a week of deadly clashes ...

The spires and pinnacles of old churches rise above cobblestone streets lined with red-brick buildings and pastel-hued facades that reflect centuries of conquest, trade and confession.

From Dracula's castle and wild bears to pretty villages and UNESCO-listed heritage, why Brasov should be your next European ...

Halfeti, in southeastern Turkey, was one of several towns and villages to be intentionally flooded when the Birecik Dam was ...

Observant Muslims across the five boroughs and around the world are set to mark the arrival of Ramadan on Feb 28. Below is a guide to the holy month, including events taking place in the city this ...

Tunisian activist Cherifa Riahi was arrested just two months after giving birth, accused of harbouring illegal migrants. Over ...

The archaeological site of the ancient Byzantine-era Christian settlement of Tharais - lost for centuries - has been found in ...

From 1925, when the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was declared a part of the Soviet Union, one photographer was able to capture the “radical social surgery” enacted by the Bolsheviks that forever ...