Walls are more than just physical barriers,they're powerful symbols of protection, division, and legacy. In this video, we journey around the world to explore the most iconic walls in human history, ...

The next time you're at a thrift store or estate sale, skip the furniture and look for vintage globes. These unexpected ...

Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

A souvenir from Barbados is likely found in many German homes—a CD from the globally renowned pop singer Rihanna, who is ...

Britain has announced it will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, stops ...

The Tube’s younger sibling has brought new life to old aboveground tracks, with sunlight and fresh air creating a gentler ...

With over 300 kilometers of Mediterranean coastline, mountains reaching up to 2,200 meters, and many picturesque villages, ...

The Reds, under the guidance of Bob Paisley, and Joe Fagan in 1983-84, won four European Cups, seven league titles, and four successive League Cups, during a hugely successful decade that cemented ...

The symbolism didn’t need a decoder ring. That was the year the Berlin Wall cracked open. People from East Germany were ...

The actor, writer, translator, and photographer, a figure of Germany's artistic and intellectual scene, arrived in the walled-in city in the early 1970s. He never left, drawn by a vibrancy that set ...

Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an attempt to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West. It became a symbol of East/West ...

Berlin is one of those cities where history and modern life sit side by side — sometimes literally across the street.