...of absolute rule, Spain 's General Francisco Franco died, two weeks before his 83rd birthday. In 1992, fire seriously damaged Windsor Castle , the favorite weekend home of Britain 's Queen Elizabeth II. Ten years ago: A day after...

In this article: Ted Stevens, Democracy, Slinky, Nobel Prize, World War II, Bill of Rights, Cholesterol, Mark Gastineau, and Judy Woodruff

...eyebrows. It's a somewhat curious policy for them to adopt." The French president launched the loan idea last summer in a speech at the Chateau de Versailles. After spending euro 26 billion ($A41.83 billion) in stimulus to offset the...

In this article: France, European Union, Nicolas Sarkozy, Recession, Jean-Claude Trichet, Moody's, and Germany

The Kremlin on Thursday accused Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko of blackmailing Europe on gas in response to a letter in which Yushchenko called on Russia to change the terms of gas contracts. Kremlin foreign policy aide Sergei...

In this article: Viktor Yushchenko, Europe, Russia, and The Kremlin

...25, had refused to take more time off after the death of his brother and insisted on taking part in the traditional procession from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament. The senior footman learned of his brother's death...

In this article: Afghanistan, Buckingham Palace, BBC News, and Taliban

...with government policies, [ she ] should shut [her] trap or resign." (See pictures of Paris expanding.) Statements attributed to Elysee officials have faulted Yade's "whims" and noted her "difficulty in being a member of any kind of team." In...

In this article: Rama Yade, Nicolas Sarkozy, Rachida Dati, France, Francois Fillon, Muammar Gaddafi, Elysee, Paris, and Bastille Day

...brother was killed in Afghanistan. Fraser Marlton-Thomas , 25, fought his heartbreak to take part in the traditional procession from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament. Bereaved ... Fraser The Queen had hugged and comforted him...

In this article: British troops, Big Brother, Taliban, Buckingham Palace, and Windsor Castle

...embassies whose diplomats criticized Russia and sued writers, public figures and journalists who criticized Putin 's government. The Kremlin has also financed a string of patriotic films that glorified law enforcement officers, including in...

In this article: Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, Russia, Just Russia, and United Russia

...it's still small-fry in a city where football and celebrity rule the roost. The All Blacks hotel is about 50 metres from the entrance to Kensington Palace where the paparazzi once waited for a glimpse of Princess Diana. It's right next to...

In this article: All Blacks, London, Tony Woodcock, Adam Thomson, Jerome Kaino, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Jason Eaton, Milan, England, and Martin Johnson

BEIJING President Barack Obama played tourist Tuesday on his first visit ever to China , spending nearly an hour touring the Forbidden City and its maze of red buildings and cobblestone courtyards. </p><p>Built in the 1400s, the Forbidden...

In this article: Barack Obama, Forbidden City, Hu Jintao, Beijing, Michelle Obama, Shanghai, U.S., and China

...being prepared for her to watch her all-female backing band Suga Mama play at Wandsworth Palais. Staff have been transforming the area into a version of France 's famous Palace of Versailles. Let's hope they've left a space for her luggage...

In this article: Beyonce, Liverpool, Suga Mama, Jay Z, Palace of Versailles, Lowry Hotel, Echo Arena, and London

Igor Sechin : The Kremlin's Oil Man Vladimir Putin keeps a close eye on Russia 's vital oil sector through a man who has proved his loyalty--but also has his own interests at heart. Igor Sechin He 's been depicted as Darth Vader in the...

In this article: Igor Sechin, Rosneft, Yukos, Vladimir Putin, Russia, Ogk-1, The Kremlin, Darth Vader, and Chechnya

...research and its meteorite collection is considered one of the world's best. The observatory, founded by Pope Leo XIII in 1891, is based in Castel Gandolfo , a lakeside town in the hills outside Rome where the pope has his summer residence. It...

In this article: Vatican City, Jose Gabriel Funes, God, Roman Catholic Church, University of Arizona, Rome, Pope Benedict XVI, and Vatican Observatory

... MKM & Associates , determined that the building was unsafe. Dick Leander , parish planning committee chairman, said that, unlike nearby Hulihee Palace , "which was built like the pyramids" and survived the quakes, St. Michael 's was built...

In this article: St. Michael the Archangel Church, Hulihee Palace, and California

...to his fans, who giggled, hugged and kissed him , some whipping out cellphone cameras. "Don't forget me, okay? We will take back Malacanang!" he hollered as he clambered up the hood of a jeepney, the ubiquitous Philippine minibus. The...

In this article: Joseph Estrada, Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Lincoln Navigator, Malacanang, Quezon City, Allegation, Surgery, and Time Magazine

...which had been bedecked with the flags of India and the Union flag, in the Australian state coach, the party arrived in the quadrangle at Windsor Castle. The Queen shows India 's President Pratibha Patil Indian items from the Royal...

In this article: Windsor Castle, India, Prince Philip, Pratibha Patil, Silver, Queen Victoria, Prince Charles, and Edinburgh

...tastes of Imelda and her husband, former President Ferdinand Marcos. About 1,220 pairs of shoes were discovered in Imelda's rooms at the Malacanang presidential palace, after the couple fled to the US after "people power" protests in...

In this article: Imelda Marcos, Manila, Marikina, Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines, Malacanang, and US

...relief efforts. In a series of extraordinary scenes, street sweepers and other members of Manila 's poorest sector of society flocked to Malacanang Palace in search of food, medicine and shelter. "Evacuees will be given shelter in...

In this article: Gloria Arroyo, Mississippi, Manila, Pasig River, Malacanang Palace, Roman Catholic Church, Imelda Marcos, and Ferdinand Marcos

...to have given aid. President Gloria Arroyo described the floods as a "once-in-a-lifetime" event and in an extraordinary move opened the Malacanang presidential palace to flood survivors. Related article: Arroyo opens palace residence

In this article: Gloria Arroyo, Malacanang, Manila, and Singapore