Over 1,700 years ago, the ancient Greek Stoic philosopher, Epictetus, proposed an entirely different theory. He argued that it’s not life events that upset us, but our thoughts about them.

In 1911, the explorer Gertrude Bell visited the German excavations at Ashur, the founding capital of the Assyrian empire. Emerging from communities on the banks of the Tigris, in present-day Iraq ...

Less than three months later, officers beat 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi to death. This nonchalant brutality takes place daily in prisons across the state. For decades, officers have beaten and ...

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DOHUK, Iraq – The annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year was marred Tuesday when an axe-wielding man attacked the procession and wounded three ...

for the same word appears in ancient Assyrian as well. Of a sensitive and devout nature, having felt he had grasped the basic rudiments of the language, Ramel began to read the Bible in Greek.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed claims circulating on social media about a vendor protest or march in Bulawayo on Friday, 28 March. The video in question, which purportedly shows ...

Now, a farmer is reviving this ancient "superfood". It's a hot and muggy summer day in Sicily's Madonie mountains, a rugged range of ridges about 65km east of Palermo. In a field of ash trees ...

Dioscorides, a renowned ancient Greek physician and pharmacologist, documented medicinal plants and treatments, including early references to diabetes. Credit: Pedanius Dioscorides, Wikimedia Commons, ...

Science news this week includes "cosmic tornadoes" and surprises from ancient Egypt. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/Tombos Archaeological Project) Jump to: ...

The structure could have served as a guard tower, a grave marker or possibly an ancient monument. "It is an enthralling historical mystery," the directors said in a press release. The excavation also ...