Researchers have found evidence of an Ottoman fortress in the Black Sea city of Odesa that had long proved elusive.

Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast on late Wednesday morning, local time. The quake triggered ...

A new “Great Game” is unfolding in the Caucasus and Central Asia, echoing the 19th-century rivalry between empires, with a ...

Which countries are affected by massive 8.8 tremors? - This is the strongest earthquake recorded since 2011 and ties at the sixth most severe quake ever in history ...