Played during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the game first appeared as early as the 16th century in Ottoman-era ...

The Pentagon's auditorium brimmed with emotion today as military leaders, veterans and families gathered to honor retired ...

Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding ...

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The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

Last Sunday the Vatican released the first photograph of Pope Francis since his ordeal began. He was wearing a stole around ...

Events include theater productions, art festivals and a bass fishing tournament. Families can enjoy the "Seussical" musical, ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the ...