It’s a tall tale, in the most literal sense… of a land far, far away, inhabited by a race of friendly, dancing giants – said to be twice the size of most human beings. So intrigued was Portuguese ...

Here she had some wonderful experiences traveling over the country and even crossing the Andes to Chile and around the Straits of Magellan to Montevideo and Buenos Aires. After four years, she ...

Ferdinand Magellan, the subject of a chapter in Park’s book, has been brilliantly demythologised by Felipe Fernandez Armesto in his book Straits. Park also discusses the English explorer Martin ...

Later, he surveyed the coasts of Greece, Panama and Indonesia. “I coordinated U.S. Navy and Indonesian Navy efforts to survey all the strategic straits of the archipelago. I’ve been to Diego Garcia ...

BRUSSELS - Belgian authorities have arrested seven Chinese nationals involved in a prostitution ring exploiting Chinese women, the federal prosecutor's office said on Wednesday. Prosecutors said ...

Also in February, a prosecutor indicted a man named Huang in connection with an alleged PRC plan to identify members of the Taiwanese armed forces in financial straits and offer them large loans ...

As the best golfers in the world gather in Augusta, Georgia, this week for the Masters tournament, some players are already noticing a significant change in the iconic landscape. Those changes ...

A woman who rented a room in a three-room flat became romantically involved with her landlord, but the relationship ended with the stabbing of the 51-year-old man, the High Court heard on the first ...

Beyond the gardens lies an artificial beach along the calm Straits of Johor overlooking Singapore. But Li has nothing good to say about the place any more. The 26,000-unit Forest City – set off ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The Straits of Magellan, the passage between South America and the southern island Tierra del Fuego, is named after the Portuguese explorer who discovered it in 1520. The area saw Spanish settlers, ...

Last week, Chinese warships encircled Taiwan & carried out Strait Thunder-2025A — the PLA’s first major military exercise of the year. The rehearsals featured a blockade on key areas ...