In the early 1800s, Denmark’s government, medical community, church leaders and school teachers all united to promote the new smallpox vaccine, which led to a remarkably quick elimination of the disea ...

A History of the Chicken’s Neck, spotlights the borderland people of the eastern Himalayan region who find themselves caught in the crosscurrents of larger geopolitical rivalries.

The scandal-plagued House of Windsor is losing public support. There's a risk that future governments question the monarchy's cost, which critics put at $700 mln a year alongside modest benefits. A ...

Local Iranian Americans are calling for the Iranian government to recognize human rights and for the U.S. government to ...

Chief Minister Manik Saha of Tripura emphasized the importance of winning people's hearts through democratic work, not force.

It ruled that the party had violated the constitution when it pledged to reform Thailand’s strict laws that criminalise any ...

While President Donald Trump has called Reza Pahlavi a “nice guy,” he's also questioned whether the last shah’s son could be ...

Iran’s rulers have managed to contain a wave of protest for now. But the nature of the unrest and the state’s lethal response ...

A leading historian examines how the monarchy not only tolerated slavery but also administered it, profited from it and ...

A scholar of modern Iran looks at Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, and examines what he believes and why his ...

It was the first rally by supporters of ousted King Gyanendra since a wave of violent demonstrations by disgruntled youth in September installed an interim government that set fresh parliamentary ...