OTHERWORLD. The belief that human beings are in touch with several dimensions of reality is nearly universal. Indeed, for many cultural groups and most religious ones, the nonphysical world is far more real and important than the material one. In most...

The Other World (orbis alia) in Celtic mythology is the realm of the dead, the home of the deities, or the stronghold of other spirits and beings such as the Sídhe. Tales and folklore describe it as existing over the western sea, or at other times...

La Scala opera house has lifted its cancellation of a production of "Candide" that included a scene in which actors depicting President Bush and other world leaders danced in their underwear.Director Robert Carsen said there would be some modifications to the production, which was to...

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is coming to the United States this weekend for talks with President Bush at Bush's Maryland mountaintop resort, the White House announced Thursday."It's a pretty broad agenda," press secretary Tony Snow, accompanying Bush on a trip to Philadelphia, told reporters.Brown...

President Hugo Chavez said China is set to rival the United States as Venezuela's top oil buyer as he announced new plans with the Asian powerhouse to jointly ship oil, build refineries and expand crude production.Chavez, speaking Friday after meeting with an official from the...

Thanks to an anonymous donor, a memorial to the 13 people killed at Columbine High School will be completed this summer."It's great news. It is going to be finished in July," Don Fleming said Sunday. His 16-year-old daughter Kelly died with 11 other students and...