Since then, the double-headed eagle has appeared from time to time both in East and West. However, it was the Byzantine Empire (395 AD – 1453) that saw this bird soar to new heights.

The White House says it didn't know that an altered presidential seal featuring a two-headed eagle clutching golf clubs would be displayed at a speech by President Donald Trump this week.

The fake presidential seal features a double-headed eagle, not the single headed-eagle featured in the traditional presidential seal. Pictured: President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of ...

The double-headed eagle returned to Russia only after the collapse of the USSR and a three-year study carried out by a special commission. In 1993, following President Boris Yeltsin's decree, ...

The bicontinental nature of Russia is reflected in its national symbol, a double-headed eagle looking in two directions. That eagle finds itself in a precarious spot now that it must look around ...

Swiss players investigated over 'double-headed eagle' goal celebrations at World Cup. Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri made hand signals that appeared to imitate the double-headed eagle on the ...