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371 Swiss banks stand accused of collaborating with the Nazis during World War II. This was suspected at the time by by U. S....

Beginning at a castle in the Loire, then travelling through the hills of Tuscany and Umbria to the cathedral baptistry at Pisa as he...

Marie Antoinette, the young and beautiful Austrian princess who was strategically married into the most prestigious monarchy in Europe, was to become the symbol...

A small island nation was born a man driven by ruthless ambition. At its zenith, he will manage more than 70 million people and...

For more than two years Europe has teetered on the edge of an economic precipice – one of the factors that has pushed Britain...

In November 1918, in a railcar at Compiegne, French humiliated Germans as they demanded peace. It was a humiliation that was to rankle in...

Are the fabled treasures of the second temple (71 A. D. ) among which is the celebrated Golden Candelabra, still in existence? This mystery...

Thierry Legault is not your average amateur astronomer, inviting the kids over and pointing a dinky backyard telescope at the Big Dipper. He’s a...

In the wake of recent claims by a group of MPs suggesting that Britain may be utilizing intelligence obtained from tortured prisoners abroad, the...

In the annals of aviation history, some tragedies leave an indelible mark on the collective consciousness. The ill-fated Air France Flight 447, which met...