The tug of war between the EU and Greece reflects the face of a divided and changing Europe.

Recession, poverty and immigration are changing the European political landscape

Quietly but inexorably, major fish species are vanishing, savaged by global over-fishing.

The once-thriving Roman port city of Ostia Antica is a portal into the worst of financial calamities.

The role President Franklin Roosevelt played in engineering the still-standing world order can't be downplayed.

Europe's economy is showing signs of waking up, but Greece and Ukraine stand in the way of outright optimism.

After another feeble year, seeking economic harbingers can feel like an arduous task.

Dealing with immigration is fast becoming the central problem of the 21st century

Copper theft over the last decade reflects a commodity price boom that is only now slowing.

Scotland's independence referendum reflects global trends about the meaning of statehood.

Shrinking economies may be concealing a more profound change in how the world looks.

Europe needs major new investment it wants to reverse its lingering downturn.