After Egypt’s 1952 revolution, President Gamal Abdel Nasser embraced plans for the Aswan High Dam, an earth-fill embankment 111 metres high and 3.5 kilometres long. Begun in 1960 with Soviet ...

An airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's central Sagaing region has killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound, sources said ...

From his first visit to Vietnam, this traveller was hooked, and has returned at every opportunity. Here are his go-to ...

By first light on May 28, the soldiers had already stirred from their remote jungle beds. Some were making coffee. Others ...

Cambodia’s Culture Ministry rebuffs Thai minister’s sovereignty claim over Ta Moan ( Ta Muean in Thailand ) Temple, citing ...

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Temples and shrines offer travelers the opportunity to experience local culture in a peaceful atmosphere filled with ...