Learn more about how income inequality may increase the potential for political instability and may have led to the collapse of the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty.

Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...

In 221 BCE, King Ying Zheng of Qin conquered the rival warring states and established the Qin empire as Qin Shi Huangdi (The ...

Here, 24/7 Wall St. looks at the largest military forces in Europe. Right now, Europe’s military strength is even more important due to changes in U.S. foreign policy.

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-Hee died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the South Korean tech giant. Han was 63.Born in 1962, Han had overseen Samsung’s ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ... counter he likely tried to use military rule to frustrate possible ...

The survey also documented a range of Qing Dynasty military installations. Researchers identified well-preserved remnants of forts, barracks, watchtowers, artillery platforms, and arched bridges.

SEOUL - South Korea's Constitutional Court said on Thursday it will deliver a decision on Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's impeachment on March 24 after he was suspended as acting president last year.

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's House of Representatives has passed revisions to a law on the Indonesian military (TNI), allowing active-duty personnel to assume positions in a wider range of civilian ...

Archaeologists are hopeful that this discovery could shed some new light on the “lost” Abydos Dynasty. The expedition was led by a team of researchers from University of Pennsylvania ...

Indonesia’s parliament has ratified a contentious law allowing members of the military to hold more government roles, despite criticisms that it could expand the armed forces’ role in civilian ...

March 20 (Reuters) - Europe's biggest military powers are drawing up plans to take on greater responsibilities for the continent's defence from the U.S., including a pitch to the Trump ...