Like humans, cats with light or white coats are at an increased risk of developing sunburn-especially on their ears, eyelids, and nose. Unlike allegedly unlucky black cats, all-white cats symbolize ...

The USS Nimitz arrived in San Diego on Monday to spend a few days preparing for what the Navy says is likely to be the final ...

Halegh is the indescribably flavorful and aromatic mixture that Iranian Jews prepare for the mortar-like, symbolic food that is eaten during the Passover seder.

The practice of naming years after animals dates back to the Twelve-Year Animal Cycle, a tradition adopted after the Mongol invasion and influenced by the Chinese Zodiac as well. This cyclical ...

Chaharshanbe Souri, or the Wednesday Feast, is celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz. This festival is steeped in tradition and serves as a symbolic farewell to the old year and a ...

The answer to the question is that the Himalayan cat will adapt better to the high-altitude regions of India, while the Siamese cat will be more suited to the plains.

While Aurangzeb is deeply disliked by the right wing for his Islamic orthodoxy, Shikoh, whom he executed after a succession ...

Sasha’s proof is that even the sleepiest fluff balls have a wild side; they are just waiting for the spotlight—or moonlight, ...

Three months after the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria is at a crossroads, the top U.N. envoy for the country says ...

Nowruz, the start of Persian New Year, is marked worldwide — and on March 21, the celebration came to our area.

Amid rising tensions with the US, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has increased its military presence in the Persian ...