From Iran in 1979 to America in 2016 and Pakistan today, analysts continue reaching for historical parallels to predict the ...

Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses was banned in India in 1988 by then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, prompting the author to publish an open letter in the New York Times in response ...

Despotic regimes have their own way of holding rulers accountable. Show trials and trumped-up corruption charges can bring down leaders who have stumbled. Predatory regimes can also offer some grace ...

"The Basij militia forces tried to break up the demonstrations using batons, electric shock and water cannons," a student in Tehran, whose name was withheld for his safety, told CNN's Don Lemon on ...

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is in the spotlight after he described the role of women as a managers of the home and “not servant.” He likened women to a flower after a row over ...

Cat Stevens has finally laid bare his near-misses with death – as well as his drug-fueled visions and dramatic conversion to Islam – in a sprawling autobiography that portrays a music icon who has ...

Stan Becton joined NCAA.com in 2021 and has since served as a college football, FCS football, track and field, cross country and HBCU beat reporter. He has covered numerous NCAA championship events, ...

Since 2011, the Big Ten has used a conference championship game to crown its champion. Here's what you need to know for the 2025 Big Ten Football Championship Game, the 15th edition. Update: Indiana ...

President Trump expressed to the Israelis he is opposed to a plan to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a senior U.S. official. "Have the Iranians killed an American yet?

The shah of Iran faced a secular opposition that wanted to restore constitutional government. Washington continued to back his dictatorship as it faced mass protests, paving the way for Ruhollah ...