The House of Wittelsbach started ruling the European nation in 1832 before Glücksburg became the ruling house in 1862 following the unpopularity of King Otto. George I was installed as the monarch, ...

On this day in 1964, the British band ‘The Beatles’ made their historic arrival in the United States, landing at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport. This moment led to what would soon be ...

In perhaps the quirkiest election in sports, seven officials are vying for the powerful position of president of the ...

Maariv reports that Netanyahu's plane took an exceptional route to Washington to avoid airspace of countries enforcing his ...

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw made Friday for the knockout playoffs round in the Europa League: Feb. 13 Union Saint-Gilloise ...

The seven candidates for the world's most powerful job in global sport -- the presidency of the International Olympic Committee -- unveiled their plans and vision for the Games in a brief presentation ...

Behind closed doors at the IOC seven candidates hoping to lead the Olympic body are making key pitches to an exclusive club ...

The Holocaust of the Greek Jews was the darkest episode of the Nazi occupation of the country, as over 59,000 Greek Jews were victims.

Lake Doxa, in the Peloponnese, is a place of astounding beauty that has been dubbed "the Switzerland of Greece." ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday.