Originally constructed from 1696 as a grand hunting lodge, Schönbrunn Palace later became the official Hapsburg summer residence. Under the supervision of Maria Theresa (the only female Habsburg ...

Sitting on the southwestern edge of the Innere Stadt, the 13th-century palace was the winter residence of the Habsburgs, and a center of power for some 600 years. These days, the Hofburg Palace is ...

Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a city steeped in history, culture, and timeless beauty. From its impressive Baroque ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty. By Caleb KabandaRuth Maclean and Guerchom Ndebo The pygmy ...

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His coffin, made of wood enclosed in a lead coffin covered with purple velvet, lay in state in the Painted Chamber within the Palace of Westminster before burial in the Abbey ... It shows his swarthy ...

‘The interests and preoccupations of the “mad” Emperor Rudolf II in his castle fastness at Prague at one time seemed completely beyond rational understanding’, wrote Andrew Wheatcroft in his history ...

A deadly collision between an Army helicopter and a commercial airplane at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington has claimed 67 lives, including Indian-origin passengers Vikesh Patel and ...

Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to ...

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will begin on February 1, as decided earlier dismissing reports that claimed the tariffs will be deferred ...