A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with ...

Hundreds are also injured in Myanmar, according to an army general, as the 7.7 magnitude quake is felt in neighbouring countries.

Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

Though Rose didn’t rise from the dead at her funeral, members believe she eventually will — before leading the nation to victory in a third world war against the allied forces of China and Japan.

From around 200 AD, the shape of London was defined by one single structure; it’s massive city wall. From Tower Hill in the East to Blackfriars Station in the West, the wall stretched for two miles ...

India was a geographical term given by outsiders ... Bhagwat emphasised in his Guwahati speech that Bharat had been an integral part of the nation’s identity since ancient times and should be embraced ...

Festivals and Songs of Ancient China. By Prof. Marcel Granet. Translated from the French Dr. E. D. Edwards (The Broadway Oriental Library.) Pp. ix + 281. (London: George Routledge and Sons ...

Xi Jinping wants China to surpass rivals as a tech superpower, undeterred by economic woes or trade wars. Critics ask if this focus neglects struggling citizens. By Chris Buckley Throughout China ...

These fascinating ancient ... The map was carved into a monument on the grounds of a school in Xi’an. Travelers would walk up to the map and make detailed rubbings of the map using paper and ink. The ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Consumer prices in China have plunged to their lowest level in more than a year, highlighting persistent deflationary pressures in the world’s second-largest economy. The Consumer Price Index ...