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Came back from Poland last Monday, April 25. We travel to this eastern European country twice a year, primarily to visit my mom-in-law and b...

...it's just a demo, you know. "...I find religious behaviour endlessly fascinating in its multi-faceted cultural manifestations......

A.) THE FACTS. That was then: June 1940 . France is beaten in six weeks by the Nazis . German soldiers march on the Champs Elysées . The Fre...

Lots to talk about. Italian parliamentary elections developing in a neck-to-neck race between Prodi and Berlusconi . The French government s...

In a poll the readers of FHM Magazine have chosen Scarlett Johansson as the sexiest actress in the vhurld. Angelina Jolie comes in second, ...

From Expatica , March 31, 2006 : POLICE BROUGHT IN AS TEACHERS LOSE CONTROL AT BERLIN SCHOOL. BERLIN - Violence at a Berlin school dominated...

This makes me want to administer a beat down. I realize these are just ignorant high school pukes, but they're getting this mindset fro...

From the March 27, 2006 issue of TIME Europe : "Ah, to breathe the fine air of France!" As he spoke in mock-heroic tones last week...

On Tuesday, February 28 , Dutch Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner , the guy on the photo smack in the middle with black suit and glasses, ha...

It’s over. On January 20, 1579 the Union of Utrecht was signed and the northern half of the Habsburg domains in northwestern Europe, known...

Only not where you would expect them. We interrupt our regular broadcasts on Islamonazism because, frankly, it all makes me want to pu...

Last Saturday, February 25, I had a meal at noon at my parent's house. My dad still has a subscription to De Standaard , Belgium's b...