The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad. By Abdi Latif Dahir and Reham Mourshed ...

The US Congress has approved the repeal of sweeping Syria sanctions, a package devised to punish former dictator Bashar al-Assad, but which officials say is now hindering the fragile state’s efforts ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is different ...

In 1662 Charles married Portuguese infanta Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV (she is buried in Portugal). They had no children but Charles had 13 children by various mistresses. Charles ...

‘”THE whole world expects a step forward,” said John : XXIII as he opened the Second Vatican Council in October 1962. When Pope Paul VI formally closed it last week, church.” he heralded Whatever it ...

British Royal family in 1937. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are pictured wearing their crowns and Princess Elizabeth is waving. Princess Margaret, on the left, and Princess Elizabeth give their ...