Blast hits western Afghan city of Herat, killing at least six
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters A blast ripped through a minivan in the western Afghan city of Herat on Saturday, killing at least six people, according to officials. Herat commander Mawlawi Ansari told Reuters that nine people had been injured. The cause of the blast was not clear. A vehicle burns in the street after a blast ripped […]
Essay: A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom
Archaeologist CHRISTOPHER R MOORE, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at what archaeological evidence reveals about the fate of an ancient Middle Eastern city now called Tall el-Hammam…