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A no-fly zone over Syria should be imposed without delay to give the opposition Free Syrian Army a chance to fight the Syrian army better, particularly in areas close...

Supporters of the two main presidential candidates in Venezuela have been gathering for their final rallies before the election on Sunday. Nearly 19m Venezuelans are registered to vote in...

As the United States draws down in Afghanistan, China is finally moving in. Until recently, Beijing's policy in Afghanistan could be characterized as masterful inactivity: It sat on the...

The Beatles' debut tune that launched Britain into the Swinging Sixties and helped to ignite a worldwide obsession for the four-man band from Liverpool celebrates its 50th birthday on...

It was a meeting of the two most famous British people on the planet: Queen Elizabeth II turned to her tuxedo-wearing guest and said, “Good evening, Mr. Bond.” The...

The latest installment in the Ertegün Jazz Series drew a wide audience from Washington’s arts circles for an Oct. 2 concert at the Turkish embassy’s historical residence in Washington....

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the tomb of an ancient Mayan warrior queen packed with jade jewels and other artifacts that shed light on the long-vanished civilization, experts said...

Classic presidential foreign policy campaign gaffes. As much as we may love them on one level, presidential campaigns are awful enterprises. Candidates from both parties subject themselves to a...

Russia has blocked a draft statement by the UN Security Council condemning Syria over a deadly mortar attack which killed five in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday. The draft, circulated...

A mission to photograph all 210,000 oil paintings in public ownership in the UK has come to an end. The Public Catalogue Foundation has spent a decade photographing artworks...