March 1896 The Battle of Adowa was a collision between policy deftness and bureaucratic arrogance. The Italian commander, General Oreste Baratieri, was under ferocious pressure from Prime Minister ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- One of the most iconic towers in San Francisco's Chinatown is set to become a new cultural destination. Community and city leaders unveiled plans Thursday to transform the ...

At the age of 11, Taitu Kunze was asked to pen an essay on her career aspirations. In neat handwriting she wrote that she wanted to be a chiropodist and be her own boss. The veteran podiatrist keeps ...

The French museum says the historic crown, dropped and left damaged during the dramatic daylight robbery last October, is almost intact and will be fully restored. At last some good news from the ...

The final return of the The Empress is nearing – but fans will have to wait a while longer yet before they learn the fates of Sisi and Franz. Season 3 of Netflix‘s German-language period drama was ...

Japanese royalty Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako may have set their summer agenda. According to a new report by Japanese outlet Nippon TV, the couple is expected to make state visits to Belgium ...

Pune: The Agri Horticultural Society of Western India is set to host the annual Empress Garden flower show starting Jan 23 in Camp.The five-day exhibition, a staple of the city's cultural calendar, ...

When it comes to televised "junk food," a lot of people point to reality TV as their guilty pleasure. But my guilty pleasures are Chinese historical dramas — called C-dramas by those who enjoy them — ...

Margao: Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa and members of Naqueri Betul panchayat strongly opposed the Mormugao Port Authority’s (MPA) renewed plans to construct a satellite jetty at Betul, warning that the ...

When the sinking of the White Ship decimated England’s line of succession and threw the kingdom into chaos in 1120, one teenage girl was the only heir to the British throne left standing. Even with ...