Most historians place the birthplace of democracy in ancient Greece and also pinpoint it as the location where voting first took place. It didn’t encompass everyone – women and slaves were among those ...

First off the Greeks gave the world democracy – which we still use in Britain today to choose who runs the country. In ancient Athens, citizens met regularly to vote on the laws that changed ...

The principles of the Athenian democracy, including citizen participation, equality and free speech, are still what we need ...

The gender divide between men and women has become the profound legacy of the US election,' argues author Afua Hirsch ...

As Americans go to the polls Tuesday, the U.S. presidential standard bearers describe a nation whose very soul hangs in the ...

Any chance that “occasional piece of cake without guilt” can be Taylor Swift themed? We hear your dad is a big fan! (Ivanka ...

In the days after Donald Trump was elected president, a South Korean feminist movement is capturing young women’s interest on ...

Greeks, fiercely proud of the ancient heritage of Alexander the Great ... Mr Tsipras, who leads the left-wing Syriza party, is facing elections later this year. Opposition New Democracy MP Giorgos ...

(THE CONVERSATION) For more than 100 years, media of many kinds tried to be the first to report presidential election results. Although that urge still exists, pundits and analysts are now more ...

When we think about animal sacrifice, ancient societies such as the Greeks come to mind. But why did they ritually slaughter ...

Timelapse footage shows the June full Moon - also known as a Strawberry Moon - rising behind the ancient Temple of Poseidon in southern Greece on ... "irregularities" in election counts says ...

Melbourne's mayoral race has a "Greek" feel, as incumbent Lord Mayor Nick Reece who is leading is married to Felicity ...