Davos, Switzerland, once a refuge for tuberculosis patients, now hosts the World Economic Forum. This annual meeting brings ...

Throughout the last war MI6 were very much opposed to SOE. The then-head of MI6, Sir Stewart Menzies, viewed it as “amateur, ...

Protesters set off from Kublis in southeastern Switzerland, trekking through wintry terrain toward Davos in what organisers ...

Of all the dishes Landemare cooked for Churchill, one was requested more than any other: a classic roast dinner.

At 72, I’m thinking about retirement. And seeking wisdom from America’s presidents, some of whom knew when it was time to ...

January is for books that refuse easy consolation. The holidays are over, the light is thin, and there's time -- sometimes ...

Mario Draghi, the former Italian prime minister and ex-head of the European Central Bank, is to receive the prestigious ...

He likened himself to Alfred Dreyfus and Edmond Dantès, unjustly maligned heroes of French history and fiction. Trump went ...

When Nina Penlington pivoted from her career in the British civil service to making suits as an apprentice to top tailors, ...

In his opening description of our circumstances the author of the Book of Ecclesiastes writes: “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there ...

The big picture: Multiple volleys of arctic air on the way over the next 10 days. A dry Saturday but 1-2 inches of snow ...

Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell star in the second of three '28 Years Later' sequels, now in theaters.