Lou Christie, who topped the charts in 1966 with "Lightnin' Strikes" and made waves with the controversial "Rhapsody in the Rain," has died.

Faced with the return of great power rivalry between the US and China and its own economic stagnation, the European Union ...

Sectarian violence in southern Syria is shattering hopes for a united country among the country's Druze minority.

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The nomadic Romani communities that came to Europe centuries ago have been subject to persecution in many of the countries they have settled in.

From tri-country bike rides around Germany’s Lake Constance to swims in the shadow of towering mountains in Slovenia’s Lake ...

New DNA research on Ötzi the Iceman’s neighbors uncovers 2,000 years of genetic stability in the Alps, contrasting the widespread migrations.

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a medieval knight, buried under a shuttered ice cream parlor in the Polish city ...

Iceman isn't the only ancient individual whose DNA is giving us insights into the past. So too are those of his neighbors. A ...

A Spanish blues evolves into Gypsy music, travels to Eastern Europe, with a splash of Paco de Lucia, then a touch of Delta tunes and more. Also influences from Richie Blackmore, Joaquin Rodrigo, JJ ...