AMMAN — In the mid-13th century, a flurry of diplomatic efforts unfolded between the Papal State and the rising Tatar Empire, with Rome hoping to convert the Mongols to Christianity, while the Tatars ...

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A painting of the Mongols' victory against the Russian army on the Kalka River on display in the office of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims is sparking heated discussions in Moscow. The image ...

As of this morning Russian forces control the Crimean peninsula, home to some 2 million people, the vast majority of whom are ethnically Russian. On the phone with President Obama yesterday, Putin ...

When Shevket Osmanov moved to his family homeland in 1987 after spending all his life in Uzbekistan, the welcome he received was less than effusive. “People were terrified of us,” says Osmanov, who ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Crimean Tatars living in Turkey said Monday they worry of a return to the terrible oppression they suffered in the Ukraine province the last time it belonged to Russia and the ...

With its $12 million budget, lavish sets, and elaborate costume designs, "The Horde" is expected to draw large crowds of movie fans when it opens in Russia on September 20. But not everyone is eager ...