Believed to be around 5,400 years old, ‘El Gran Abuelo’ is under threat with plans for a new highway through a protected ...

1973: Ironworkers bolted the last girder into place, making Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) the world’s tallest building.

The Ciel Tower in Dubai Marina in the UAE, is set to open this year and will become the world's tallest hotel, standing at ...

It’s a city where students have marched in the streets to save two Picasso paintings from sale. It boasts the world’s oldest ...

When she died on April 30, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas was the 15th oldest documented person in history, and the second ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and controversy, it ...

The world’s oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at age 116, her order announced on Wednesday.

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas received a blessing from Pope Francis when she turned 110. She would have turned 117 in a few ...

Crossed by generations of Parisians, observed by centuries of history, the Pont Neuf embodies the soul of the capital as much ...

Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian woman who was the world’s oldest person, died on Wednesday just weeks short of turning 117, her religious congregation said. The Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus, a ...

Featuring everything from ancient stone circles to world-class museums and mighty castles, these photographs show the UK's ...

In 1799, Newcastle, the area's biggest city, farewelled Australia's first commodity export – a shipment of coal. Today it is ...