(dpa) - In 1607, three British ships entered the Chesapeake Bay on
the east coast of what is now the United States. The 104 men and boys
established the first permanent Brit...
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Sofia (dpa) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Iwajlo Kalfin warned
Sunday against any unilateral declaration of independence for the
Serbian province of Kosovo.
A ...
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An Army unit that had been barred temporarily from training in Hawaii can resume some exercises as it prepares to deploy to Iraq next year, a federal judge ruled Friday.A Stryker Brigade, the Army'...
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Oslo (dpa) - Dozens of royal guests arrived Friday to take part in
the ongoing celebrations of Norwegian King Harald on his 70th
birthday.
The king turned 70 ...
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Does your summer vacation include plans to visit the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone or one of the other great national parks of the West?A new guide from Fodor's, "The Complete Guide to The Na...
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Phnom Penh (dpa) - Cambodians celebrated Royal Ploughing Day
Saturday, with thousands watching with baited breath to see what
foods two royal oxen would choose in a colourfu...
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Damascus (dpa) - Solhi al-Wadi, the doyen of classical music in
Syria, died early Sunday at al-Shami Hospital in Damascus, Syria's
official News Agency reported. He was 75. ...
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Even if the city is installing 500 new cameras, the NYPD doesn't have the ability to constantly monitor the surveillance footage. So, how useful is it? It's all about deterrence--i.e., instilling ...
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The number may still be small but there seems to be a growing
interest among Japanese men and women to become licensed beer tasters.
Since a certification examination started 12 years ago, ...
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Arya Mirsajedin, a 20-year-old student at the University of Georgia, wasn't even born when The Police released their last studio album in 1983.But he knew every tune they played Saturday night, and...
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