With neoclassical architecture in ice-cream hues, candlelit Chopin concerts, and bygone confectioneries on every corner, ...

At the Met Cloisters in Manhattan, paintings, statuettes and other objects demonstrate that human desire transcends time and ...

All these superstitions and practices merged over time into vampire folklore which was subsequently carried to the New World.

Abyssinia, also known as the Ethiopian Empire, was a kingdom encompassing what is now Ethiopia plus, later in its history, ...

St Bartholomew's Hospital’s north wing is to open as a visitor attraction and events space — while the rest of the hospital ...

Sweden maintains that snus has played a key role in reducing smoking rates, which now stand at 5.4% – the lowest in the EU.

While the ski area is limited by modern standards, with 112km of piste and 25 lifts, Obergurgl is popular with the British ...

Surprising drop in chancellor’s popularity – despite his asylum crackdown – provides cautionary tale for No 10 ...

In the glittering courts of 18th-century Europe, one man defied explanation. The Count of St. Germain claimed to be centuries old, mastering alchemy, art, and philosophy while never appearing to age.

These cities are worlds within worlds, where Unesco-listed cathedrals can be found right next door to spectacular museums and ...

More than 1,000 silver and gold coins collectively valued at about $1 million were recovered from an 18th-century shipwreck off the coast of Florida, a shipwreck salvage company said. The company, ...