TASS has prepared this factbox with background information on the history of Russia’s traditional New Year’s celebration ...

More than a billion people are set to tune in to watch the Times Square ball drop tonight. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

It’s been a busy year for President Emmanuel Macron: the world watched him preside over the Paris Olympics, D-Day ...

Many of us inevitably start to wonder during the holiday season what there is to look forward to in the coming year. If you ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coal ...

Carolina Invitational, Roundball Classic and Modie Risher Classic basketball tournaments prepare to start Dec. 27 at area ...

Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas marked the start of the ...

Prince Albert is generally credited with introducing the Christmas tree to Britain, but in fact, it was the work of his ...

In 1931, he was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Estonia and on December 27, 1936 he was consecrated as Bishop. He ...

Far-Right party chief spreads conspiracy theory at rally near scene of terror attack that killed five and injured 235 ...

The suspect's apparent beliefs have muddied attempts to use his alleged killing of five people and injuring 200 others as an ...

Several hundred people gathered at Magdeburg Cathedral in the evening of Dec. 21 for an ecumenical prayer service to remember ...