This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 23 January 2009 UNHCR views with some ...

The U.S. territory of Guam is home to two major military bases. Now thousands of marines are arriving to a new base there. The goal is to strengthen the U.S. presence in the Pacific with an eye to ...

A small-scale version of what will become the new IWK Health Centre emergency department is now on display at the Halifax children's hospital — and it's made out of more than 25,000 bricks of Lego.

The Lego Ideas Minifigure Vending Machine includes 16 different minifigures. It is available at retailers like Amazon and Target with prices starting at $179.99. This interactive set allows you to ...

Under the cover of darkness on the night of June 16, 1944, almost 40 tanks of the Japanese 9th Tank Regiment moved into position on Saipan. Their objective was to surprise and overrun the 2nd Marine ...

In the pre-dawn hours of March 3, 1969, soldiers at Ben Het Special Forces Camp in the Central Highlands near the Laotian border heard something unusual in the jungle. They had patrolled the area for ...

Launched in collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art (where the original work resides), this LEGO reproduction of Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" uses 3D to mimic the master's thick brushstrokes. Van ...

On a visit to Venezuela, The Times found a nation bracing for potential U.S. military action. On a visit to Venezuela, The Times found a nation bracing for potential U.S. military action. Members of ...

Anna Khudimova, 43, said she believed her country’s armed forces could prevail on the battlefield against Russia’s bigger army. “But we cannot do it ... for Strategic and International Studies think ...