The great Russian physicist and Nobel laureate Lev Landau once remarked that "cosmologists are often in error, but never in doubt." In studying the history of the universe itself, there is always a ...

MIT professor of literature Arthur Bahr had one of the best days of his life. Sitting in the British Library, he was allowed ...

Window cleaner Steven Wadlow has spent more than a decade trying to prove he is in possession of a priceless, authentic Shakespeare portrait. His quest is now being told in a Netflix documentary. What ...

For more than two millennia, the death and burial of Macedonian king Alexander the Great have been shrouded in mystery. He perished in 323 B.C.E. after suffering from a baffling illness for 12 days — ...

Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday maintained that it is her responsibility as the country’s second highest official to ensure her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte’s return to the ...

Joshua Riibe has now returned to the U.S. after it was reported he was no longer under police supervision following the disappearance of Konanki in the Dominican Republic on March 6 REUTERS TV/via ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Who are the true pioneers of quantitative finance? Even for us here at FT Alphaville, it’s a difficult ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte rebuked the Philippine government late Tuesday for carrying out the Interpol’s arrest warrant of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte ...

Rebecca Burke was trying to cross from the US into Canada when a visa mix-up saw her handcuffed and taken to a detention facility in the States - where she has now been held for 14 days.

Often referred to as the "Father of Modern China," Sun held a pivotal role in overthrowing the Qing dynasty and establishing the Republic of China. Sun Yat-sen expressed his support for Zionism in ...

The “Gilmore Girls” alum identified Carlos Valdes as the father of Whitman’s 6-month-old son, Miles, on the “Armchair Expert” podcast Monday. Graham, who played Whitman’s mom on ...