Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

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Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is showcasing an exhibit by contemporary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei from March 12 to Sept. 7, titled ...

“I’m like a shattered mirror,” the artist Ai Weiwei tells W one morning in a cozy corner of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), ...

Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.

MANILA, Philippines — The provincial government of Batangas, under the leadership of Gov. Hermilando Mandanas, had P283.23 million unspent disaster funds, equating to 45.85 percent non ...

In the turbulent era at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he unified northern China and paved the way for his son to found the Wei Dynasty (220-265), one of the three dynasties that coexisted during ...

The war only appears to be spiraling one year later as Mourners in Israel mark the first anniversary Palestinian Israeli militants traded rocket fire overnight. One year ago, Hamas invaded Israel ...

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - The Trump administration rescinded a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity, as part of President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure ...

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(CNN) — A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said. The man, who was barefoot and wearing all black ...