Russia's annexation of Crimea was recognized internationally only by countries such as North Korea and Sudan. In Russia, it touched off a wave of patriotism, and “Krym nash!” -– or “Crimea is ours!” - ...

The regal tradition of scratching signatures in windowpanes is long established and well known. The windows – particularly when in rooms of royal residences – formed a kind of living ‘guestbook’, ...

THE Southwoods Invitational, one of Manila Southwoods’ most eagerly anticipated member-guest tournaments, tees off on Wednesday with a record-breaking field of 400 teams (800 players) ready to battle ...

Jews living in York are besieged in Clifford’s Tower and massacred or commit suicide rather ...

While some sputtered and others roared, over 60 snowmobiles and other snow travel contrivances dating back to the 1940’s were ...

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In the meantime, the assassinations started piling up. In 1904, Governor-General Nikolai Bobrikov was the first to be taken down by the Finns. Soon after, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, a relative ...

Scotland is an old hand at state visit pageantry – and well versed in heckling the great and the good, writes Royal commentator Alastair Bruce ...

A 1957 photo features the tollbooth on Alton's Old Clark Bridge, where tolls ranged from 30 cents to $2. The bridge was ...

President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent’s ...

The world celebrates International Women’s Day each year on March 8. But did you know that the celebration has a strong Russian link dating back to 1917?

Synonymous with celebrities and millionaires, St Moritz kickstarted winter tourism in Switzerland 150 years ago. Since then, ...