News tagged with ethnic conflict

Study explores roots of ethnic violence

A new UCLA-led study challenges the popular perception that ethnic diversity is to blame for sectarian conflicts in Iraq and Northern Ireland, recent tensions in Tibet, and ethnic violence in post-election Kenya.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Apr 16, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

Archeologists discover temple that sheds light on 'Dark Age'

The discovery of a remarkably well-preserved monumental temple in Turkey — thought to be constructed during the time of King Solomon in the 10th/9th-centuries BC -- sheds light on the so-called Dark Age.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Apr 15, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (10) | 2