Chandragupta Maurya, India's first emperor, overthrew the Nanda dynasty. He unified the subcontinent and established the ...

Naruhito’s visit commemorates the 80th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II. In recent years, he has visited some of ...

Why was Tsar Ivan known as "The Terrible"? His mental health issues, that made him prone to paranoia and rage among other things, caused him to leave a high death toll and general destruction ...

Rats exist on every continent except Antarctica, but where else do they enjoy al fresco dining at sidewalk cafes?

Emperor Naruhito hopes that his visit to Mongolia to commemorate Japanese wartime detainees who died there under harsh ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako departed Sunday for a state visit to Mongolia, the first by a Japanese emperor, ...

An emperor penguin found earlier this month in Denmark, Australia — about 2,200 miles off the Antarctic coast — is reportedly being cared for by a wildlife expert.

Biggest controversy: Šćepan managed to take the throne by dressing for the job he wanted. In 1762, Russian tsar Peter III had been deposed after only six months, by his wife, Catherine The Great ...

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India. He died a monk. Chandragupta Maurya is considered to ...

And in an expeditious manner, no less, as he bribed a Greek from Morea who had just entered the service of the Montenegrin Tsar to assassinate his new master. And he did so, as we mentioned at the ...

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday. The adult male was ...

An emperor penguin found malnourished on the Australian south coast, far from its Antarctic home, is being cared for by a wildlife expert. First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on ...