When World War I ended in 1918, the winners, principally Britain and France (for the US electorate had decisively rejected ...

Two distinct and conflicting forms of nationalism – civic and ethnic – helped create the nation-states of Europe ...

Israeli premier 'reaffirms Moroccan recognition' over disputed territory, after map he displayed caused a stir online ...

The largest component of the Polish economy is the service sector with 62.3 percent, followed by industry (34.2 percent) and ...

Wedged between Western and Eastern Europe and long in conflict with the Ottoman Empire, tiny Montenegro has always sat at a ...

According to Pew's findings, East Asia and Western Europe were among the least religious parts of the world. Specifically, less than 10 percent of Japanese respondents said religion was very ...

The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.

East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and poorest countries to the ...

An unusually cold and intense storm is pounding central Europe with tremendous amounts of rain and early season mountain snow ...

Newsweek 's weekly update maps U.S. and Chinese aircraft carrier movements in the strategic Indo-Pacific region and, as of ...

The concept of religion has played a significant role in shaping the development of many societies. In some nations, religion ...

“I guess you’d call it a pivot in the Middle East ... Is it Western art?” Some people take a critical perspective on that, given the often unsavoury actions of countries like Saudi Arabia ...