The complete online text of Establishing Relations by W. W. Jacobs.

W. W. Jacobs, remembered today almost exclusively for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw" (The Lady of the Barge, 1902), was one of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century. His stories, many of them amusing tales of life along t...

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican and the Soviet Union established diplomatic ties yesterday for the first time since the founding of the communist state 74 years ago. The Vatican and Moscow said the two sides have agreed to exchange representatives with the rank...

The Vatican announced yesterday the establishment of full diplomatic relations with Libya, drawing words of disapproval from the Clinton administration, which reportedly had lobbied to keep Moammar Gadhafi's regime isolated. "The United States does not approve of anyone establishing diplomatic relations with...

Call it cheeseburger diplomacy. Japan's prime minister says he and President Bush eased their way to a relaxed relationship over a meal of burgers during his first visit to the United States as premier."President Bush and I were able to deepen our friendship and trust...

In a gesture to Syria, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday he is open to "any murmur of peace" from Israel's enemies.Syria has recently signaled that it would like to reopen peace talks with Israel, which broke down seven years ago. Olmert has rejected the...