Here’s a look at the life of Mullah Mohammed Omar, who is credited with creating the Taliban.Personal:Birth date: circa ...

Ashes believed to belong to Buddha were paraded through the streets in India. The sacred relics of Lord Buddha and his two disciples, Shariputra and Mahamoglan, were honoured in a grand procession in ...

Whether due to natural disasters or thanks to the destructive tendencies of mankind, these iconic cultural touchstones no longer exist.

It's called Malo kingi, aka the "common kingslayer," a jellyfish that's one of the most venomous animals on the planet. It is ...

Herschel Hepler was browsing Google Images to practice his paleography mdash the study of historical writing systems mdash ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on display at Indonesia’s National Museum ...

ISLAMABAD — Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power appealed Wednesday to President Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States ...

Languages: English. Afghans who fled the Taliban's rise to power are urging President Donald Trump to exempt them from his administration's recent suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program ...

As one of its last acts in office, the Biden administration struck a deal to free two Americans held in Afghanistan in exchange for one Taliban member held in a U.S. prison. The Taliban released ...

The U.S. secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in former President Joe Biden’s final hours in office in exchange for the release of an Afghan Taliban member in U.S. custody ...

Taliban insisted they require more arms, ammunition, advance weapons to fight ISIS-K, Islamic State Khorasan instead of giving the weapons back The Taliban in Afghanistan are adamant over decision ...