Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country's mandatory headscarf in public, U.N. report says.

A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.

BP plans to explore for new oil fields in the Azeri Caspian Sea, BP's upstream chief Gordon Birrell told Reuters.

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

This combination of photos shows photo Omid Roustaei, left, and his cookbook "Bitter & Sweet: Global Flavors from an Iranian-American Kitchen." (Richard J Wardell via AP, left, and Weldon Owen ...

The Caspian Sea in Central Asia, however, is by far the largest lake worldwide at a staggering 386,000 square kilometres, or 149,053 square miles. This area is approximately equal to that of Japan ...

Non-banking financial company BlackSoil Capital is raising fresh equity funding from investors even as it moves forward with its planned merger with Caspian Impact Investments Pvt. Ltd, which operates ...

Environmental activists are alarmed over the rapidly declining water levels of the Caspian Sea, highlighting the urgent need for action. The falling water levels pose significant threats to the ...

I was rock climbing, kayaking, surfing and ziplining. I also went deep sea diving. It was great fun to see the city from the water while kayaking. For rock climbing, you get to see the city and ...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 24. The Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on Caspian Sea Issues held its 63rd meeting on February 23, Trend reports, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.