Historian Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley) highlights the appeal of Byzantium.

Darren Walker, Ford Foundation President, says that diversity is a business imperative and criticizes the Supreme Court's dismantlement of affirmative action.

CLEAN: Kadhafi birthplace overrun as Libya rulers tweak govt

As Ukraine unveils the world's largest moveable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear reactor Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expresses pride in his country's ability to deal with one of the worst vestiges of its Soviet past

French ambassador to Egypt Andre Parant said Friday France had sent two planes and a ship to help speed up the search fot the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean as investigators tried to unravel the mystery of why it...

VOICED : Babur gardens offer a green haven of tranquility in Kabul

CLEAN : Babur gardens offer a green haven of tranquility in Kabul