A Nature study analyzing 22,000 genomes, including 10,000 newly examined ancient samples from Europe and the Near East, has identified nearly 500 genetic changes driven by natural selection over the ...

The Commonwealth War Grave Commission , a charity with a remit of commemorating all Commonwealth servicemen and women who ...

Long before writing, the Ubaid culture created a series of unsettling figurines unlike almost anything else from the ancient ...

These soldiers, who died in the Mesopotamia campaign -- then part of the British Empire’s largest military operations outside ...

Sport has a remarkable way of outlasting the very cultures that create it. While empires collapse and languages fade into ...

The 2022 finalists have an outrageous forward line but the injury to Ekitike will hamper their preparations in Deschamps' ...

Iraq secured a dramatic 2-1 win over Bolivia in the inter-confederation playoff final to book their place at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Ali Al-Hamadi gave Iraq an early lead in the 10th minute with a ...

Iraq became the 48th and final team to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 win over Bolivia in an intercontinental playoff Tuesday, overcoming last-minute logistical problems and ending a ...

On Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani made a promise to the Lions of Mesopotamia following their qualification for the 2026 World Cup finals.

The Armenian Genocide, the systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians carried out in Turkey and adjoining regions by the Ottoman government between 1914 and 1923, is ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...