Proposed changes criticised for religious tone as interim government accused of going ‘well beyond’ its caretaker role ...

Look here,” he showed me, “all these buds. I’ll be cutting off what could be flowers.”It was January in western Pennsylvania, windy, cold with freezing temperatures prepared to stay.   But the man who ...

The final resting place of the cup of Christ is the ‘holy grail’ of religious tourism. But hundreds of sites claiming to be ...

Syria’s new rulers have unveiled changes to the national school curriculum, sparking widespread concern and protests. The new ...

Syria's education minister on Thursday sought to minimise curriculum changes announced this week by the new Islamist-led authorities, after activists denounced them as "extremist" and potentially ...

It’s heartening to meet people who are alive today because they were in one of our vehicles that saved them in an explosion’ ...

Today in History for Jan. 14: ...

I EXPLAINED last week how modern-day Dumbarton was once Alt Clut, the rock or height of the Clyde, and had a kingdom named after ...