ATHENS, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Greece's Chalalampos Pitsolis won the 41st Athens Marathon on Sunday as he clocked 2:18:56 in the classic course from Marathon city to Athens, which follows in the ...

He fled brutal repression — only to discover, as so many Uyghur refugees have, that China’s power stretches far beyond its borders.

Ma, the Met curator, was introduced to the artist in 2010, but she had admired her calligraphy since childhood. “I grew up in Taipei, and I remember that we had a catalog of hers,” Ma recalled. “At ...

A Chinese rover has found new evidence to support the theory that Mars was once home to a vast ocean, including tracing some ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pushed Wednesday for stronger ties with ex-Soviet Turkic states at a summit in Central Asia, as Ankara vies with Russia and China for influence in the region.

Research suggests ancient Mesopotamian trade symbols found on cylinder seals contributed to the development of proto-cuneiform writing.

W hen did humans start “putting pen to paper” and expressing their thoughts through a series of complex symbols? An important ...

The 2,000-year-old geoglyphs offer clues to the ancient Nazca people and their rituals.

More than 40 foreign experts in classical studies from 13 countries visited Henan's heritage sites, Longmen Grottoes and the ...

CHENNAI: Beneath the vintage charm of the Madras Literary Society, nestled among the towering bookshelves, an intimate ...

Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in ...