In the vast expanse of the Aegean Sea (nearby Greece), an Allied squadron patrolling the waters encountered two Italian ...

The Battle of Cape Passero (1940) unfolded in the early hours of October 12, during World War II. British cruiser hms Ajax, ...

Eighty-six years ago the singer/songwriter who penned hits for some of country music's biggest names was born in Mississippi.

In his essays, Feng Zikai called Beethoven "a hero of the heart", and sympathized with Schubert's hard life: "He lived a ...

Unlike most other calendars, the Chinese calendar does not count years in an infinite sequence. Instead years have names that are repeated every 60 years, corresponding to five repeats of the Chinese ...

The Vietnamese zodiac has the buffalo instead of the ox and the cat instead of the rabbit. And in Thailand, instead of the dragon, people have Naga, a mythical, snake-like monster, which is worshipped ...

Soft orchestral music filled Studio A of Myanmar Radio and Television in Yangon, Myanmar, as voices rose in both Chinese and Myanmar verse, weaving together two literary traditions shaped by centuries ...

On Nov. 15, I was seated in the Nelson Music Room, eagerly awaiting people from all walks of life — elders with graying hair and hard-earned wrinkles, doe-eyed children so young their parents have to ...

Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches. At 5 a.m. every day, Lü Xiaomin kneels on the floor in a dimly lit room of an ...

With a world tour planned for spring, Guns N’ Roses have decided to capitalize on their Chinese Democracy sessions to find two new singles. The band released “Nothin'” and “Atlas,” now both featuring ...

A Chinese man's infectious dance to the iconic Bollywood track 'Aankhein Khuli' from 'Mohabbatein' has taken the internet by storm. His energetic performance and surprising grasp of the hook steps, ...