Iceland has been on the watch for potential disaster caused by volcanic explosions. Read about the current risks and view video of the eruptions from the Bardarbunga volcano.

A complete look at the country of Poland from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies. There are links to government officials information, elections, news, and culture. An excellent resource for your research on Poland.

The Washington Post covers the latest news, issues and events in Andorra. Content also includes internet references to find out more about the country.

The Washington Post covers the latest news, issues, and events in Andorra. Content also includes internet references to find out more about the country.

The "Central Europe Review," the weekly journal of Central and East European politics, society and culture, presents "Temptation," prose by Ewald Murrer. It is excerpted from his book, Dreams at the End of the Night.

The homepage for the European Journalism Centre, a study with analysis and interpretation of ethnic reporting from Russia, Latvia, and Ukraine. Provides up-to-date information about current events and news from Europe.

Pushing back aggressions by Europe's greatest powers, Haiti's 'founding father' set the stage for the world's first sovereign Black state. How did Toussaint L'ouverture born into bondage in the French colony of Saint-Domingue...

Discusses work done by scientists looking at the potential health risks from the April 2011 volcanic eruptions in Iceland, which sent clouds of ash across Europe. [May 8, 2011]

The Guardian Weekly is a compact digest of the best of the Guardian and Observer newspapers (both based out of London) as well as a judicious mix of news, features and book reviews from the Washington Post and articles translated from Le...

The Guardian Weekly is a compact digest of the best of the Guardian and Observer newspapers (both based out of London) as well as a judicious mix of news, features and book reviews from the Washington Post and articles translated from Le...

A June 2006 news report examining Montenegro's declaration of independence from Serbia.

Learn and practice vocabulary in a news article that deals with daylight savings time in Europe. Provide the correct vocabulary for two exercises that cover the same news article. Then check your answers after you have finished each...

The German Times is an online news resource that gathers the top headlines for and about Germany. Content is supplied from a variety of well renowned sources.

The German Times is an online news resource that gathers the top headlines for and about Germany. Content is supplied from a variety of well renowned sources.

La Semana is an independent weekly magazine reviewing the news, issues, and events of the past week in Spain and the world. Written in Spanish.

A February 2007 news report on a warning from the European Union to Macedonia, a candidate for entry into the EU, about its treatment of ethnic Albanians.

Before the invention of the printing press in Europe around 1455, all books were handwritten and decorated. The word manuscript is derived from the Latin words manus (hand) and scriptus, from scribere (to write). Illuminated, from the...

From CNN, this site tracks the terrorism that is proported to be due to Chechen rebel separatists. Article begins with the June 1995 seize of hostages in a hospital in southern Russia and goes on to relate other major terrorism attacks....

A fantastic history of NATO. From its inception after WWII to its call to action during the Kosovo crisis, the BBC does a great job of giving readers a well-rounded look at the institution. Includes a map with all member countries as...

How U.S. city officials responded to the 1918 pandemic played a critical role in how many residents lived and died. In the late summer of 1918, the devastating second wave of the Spanish flu arrived on America's shores. Carried by World...

For centuries, Indigenous people's diets were totally based on what could be harvested locally. Then white settlers arrived from Europe. Native people pass down information - including food traditions - from one generation to the next...

Legend has it that Romulus and Remus -- twin brothers who were also demi-gods -- founded Rome on the River Tiber in 753 B.C. Over the next eight and a half centuries, it grew from a small town of pig farmers into a vast empire that...

The most recent ice age peaked between 24,000 and 21,000 years ago, when vast ice sheets covered North America and northern Europe, and mountain ranges like Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro and South America's Andes were encased in glaciers. At...

Long before Santa Claus, caroling and light-strewn Christmas trees, people in medieval Europe celebrated the Christmas season with 12 full days of feasting and revelry culminating with Twelfth Night and the raucous crowning of a "King of...