Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created by ...

Kate’s books are highly plotted but her method is to create the characters, the place and make sure she knows the real ...

London is a city people think they know before they arrive. They come for the skyline, where glass towers stand shoulder to ...

Human progress is never inevitable. It only comes through the tireless work and persistent efforts of dedicated individuals.

It ends badly. An old tyrant embarks on an ill-considered project that involves redrawing maps. Heedless to wise counsel and ...

Hitler “Lebensraum” (Living space) was the Nazi concept that propelled the German war machine to seize new territories, ...

Bognor was to cement its place even more firmly on the map when King George V stayed ... Although Bognor Regis has since fallen from those regal heights and was one of the worst-rated seaside ...

Night - Cloudy with a 57% chance of precipitation. Winds from W to WSW at 19 to 22 mph (30.6 to 35.4 kph). The overnight low will be 16 °F (-8.9 °C). Cloudy with a high of 23 °F (-5 °C). Winds ...

Night - Clear. Winds from WNW to W at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 28 °F (-2.2 °C). Sunny with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 ...

Mr Mearns has located 29 major wrecks in a career spanning 35 years, including the 16th century ship The Esmeralda from Vasco da Gama’s fleet, and Ernest Shackleton’s Quest ship, which went down off ...

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred Saturday around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time with an ...