In travel news this week: railway ambitions in Europe, China and the Middle East, the delicious foods that Sweden does better ...

The construction of the chapel was commissioned by Yaroslav the Wise. It served as the residence of the metropolitans and a ...

Archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be the earliest section of the Great Wall of China. It pushes back the ...

Prologue For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

THE direct train route from Amsterdam to London has restarted after an eight-month pause – but you will have to be quick to make the most of it. Eurostar services between Amsterdam Centraal ...

Morocco, a country with a rich and diverse history, is home to some of the most breathtaking ancient sites in Africa. Among them stands Volubilis, an incredibly well-preserved Roman city near ...

Situated in central China, this remarkable city is over 3,000 years old, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the capital of 13 ancient Chinese dynasties, including the ...

THE RAILWAY network in an affordable European capital is set to benefit from a huge multi-billion revamp. Billions will be pumped into Prague’s railway network, with its central station ...

After learning the sport from age four, Xue, who is from the inner Mongolian city of Hohhot, was called up to the national team’s centralised training after being crowned national youth champion ...

Linguists and archaeologists have long argued about which group of ancient people spoke the original Indo-European language. A new study in the journal Nature throws a new theory into the fray.