Under the Shah's rule, Iran's economy and educational opportunities expanded. Britain and the US counted Iran as their major ally in the Middle East, and the Shah forcefully industrialized large segments of the country. Still, for a period of almost 40 years, the Shah led Iran th ......Read more
Armed customs officers are reported to have boarded Cristiano Ronaldo's holiday yacht as part of an inspection. The Real Madrid star is said to have been stopped at high sea after leaving...Read more
Eating the best possible food is a major motivation for many travelers. In a recent survey of more than 3,400 diners, online restaurant reservation site OpenTable found that 66% of Americans would choose a particular destination because of the food offerings there. In light of th ......Read more
Nine countries together possess around 15,000 nuclear weapons. The United States and Russia maintain roughly 1,800 of their nuclear weapons on high-alert status - ready to be launched within minutes of a warning....Read more
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the bike with a romp through bonkers bicycling creations from a hoverbike to a 19th-century quad-cycle....Read more
Have you ever noticed a surprising likeness between actors performing the roles of a main character in the present time and in their youth? Or a character and their child? It turns out some of them are blood relatives in real life....Read more
Even if you have never been to Russia in winter, you must have heard tales of severe frosts, of knee-deep snow, and endless holiday festivities....Read more
Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields medal in mathematics, has died. She was 40. Mirzakhani, who had breast cancer, died on Saturday, the university said. It did not indicate where she died. In 2014, Mir ......Read more
Gender segregation in Iran has a long and complex history. Most areas of Iran are not segregated, including universities.Gender Segregation Violates the Rights of Women in Iran.Reza Shah was against...Read more
Torture has been a brutal reality for many unfortunate people. But the most unsettling fact about torture’s brutality isn’t its existence, but the way people have injected a perverted sense of creativity (and even pleasure) into the creation of devices designed to inflict pain....Read more
Having a ruff day? Cute dogs always help, but we've got something even better this time - cute dogs with cheeks so soft and squishy...Read more
President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, dined with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, at the fabled Eiffel Tower after a meeting on Thursday....Read more
Lisa Werner:" I just returned home to California after completing a fun photography project in Europe. I took 13 scanned old photos of me from...Read more
Check these outstanding artistic photographs by Russian photographer Eduard Gordeev. If you look at these colors, atmosphere,...Read more
UK-based graphic artist Tom Ward has a lot to say about the current state of the world, and he's using the help of everyone's favourite...Read more
