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IT would be hackneyed to use the overused phrase "March Of Folly", most recently of Barbara Tuchman's, while describing any particularly loathsome undertaking by a world leader or suicidal society. But when a prominent Israeli uses it of hi...

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Panathinaikos striker Dimitris Salpigidis (left) flies after a tackle by Standard Liege's Sebastien Pocognoli in the Belgian side's 1-0 home win over the Greeks for the return leg of the Europa League's Round of 16 last night. Standard advanced with ...

"The Renaissance rediscovery of ancient art and architecture also led to the revival of another Greek and Roman concept - the museum." And among the pioneers of the concept were the Grimani, the noble Venetian family.

By: Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. In his latest weekly New York Times column, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman put forward arguments that were so nonsensical that the award committee should ask for its medal back.

During his second visit to Haiti since the January earthquake, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "promised Haitians on Sunday that the world has not forgotten the quake-torn nation as it suffers from a shortage of shelter and growing violence i...

The Arctic Winter Games may have come and gone, but there's still time to snag some souvenir merchandise. Games Gear commemorating the international event €“ which ended Saturday €“ was a hot ticket during the past week, said Mike Reid, director of a...

An award-winning author, human rights activist and documentary filmmaker will shed some light on women's issues and the real story of Afghanistan on Monday at the Montrose Cultural Centre.[...]