All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

Attendance is expected to exceed 400 million by the time it ends on Feb. 26, and surging crowds have already claimed dozens of lives at the sacred site. Attendees range from Indian business ...

KOYA, Wakayama -- A luxurious suite at a temple lodging facility on Mount Koya, a sacred Buddhist site in western Japan, has been attracting a surge of reservations from foreigners despite its ...

Johannesburg celebrated the inauguration of the largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the Southern Hemisphere, built ...

“That place is sacred for us,” said Maká leader Mateo ... The Maká are one of the 19 Indigenous communities of Paraguay. In the South American country of 6.8 million, more than 140,000 ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk “on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” the presidency announced on Tuesday. “In the process, the ...

A teacher in South Africa allegedly cut the sacred thread from the wrist of a Hindu student, after which community members condemned this 'insensitive and irresponsible' act. The incident took place ...

Trump fired the first volley Sunday night, in a post on his social media site. “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,” Trump wrote. He continued ...

A teacher allegedly cut off a string from the wrist of a Hindu student at a school in South Africa, hurting religious sentiments ... faced similar treatment in her school for wearing the sacred string ...

South Africa severed official diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1997 and only maintains formal – and very close – relations with China, which views the democratically governed island as Chinese ...