An army in high-tech style is preparing for war in the Middle East: new technologies have permeated literally every cell of the American armed forces. In one of his recent speeches, George Bush…
What should be the very first steps to take on the path to a German university? What do you need to know before joining the ranks of the colorful, noisy, and international student body here?
The Lithuanian Seimas is preparing to consider a bill to legalize the traditional local craft of moonshining. As Gazeta.Ru reports, the former president of Lithuania did not approve such initiatives…
In Italy, the grand opening of a monument to the country's former currency, the lira, took place. The ceremony was conducted by film star Sophia Loren.
St. Petersburg has a unique destiny. For more than two hundred years it was the capital of a vast empire, situated on its very outskirts. Over the last century, it was renamed four times. It is only…
Israel offers travelers a new tourism package that includes participation in a staged terrorist attack, military exercises, counter-terrorism training conducted by reserve officers, and helicopter…
All parents dream that their children will live better. They always connected our future well-being with good studies, obtaining the right specialty, and climbing to an enviable career peak. Time…
More and more German students are "pulling" scientific papers from the Internet and passing them off as their own. University teachers are trying to fight fraudsters with their own weapon.
To test London's ability to cope with a tragedy on the scale of September 11, a 'catastrophic' terrorist attack will be simulated in Westminster or the City.
The other day Belgium became another country where "full-fledged" marriages for gays and lesbians are allowed - including international ones. Thus, when same-sex marriages are concluded between…
Representatives of British Airways have said they are reviewing their plans for the future of the world's only supersonic passenger aircraft, the Concorde. According to British Airways staff, this is…
The French authorities have drafted a law that significantly toughens liability for traffic violations. French President Jacques Chirac said that the situation on the country's roads is 'one of the…