The crusades to the Holy Land were a consuming obsession of Latin Christianity for four centuries and remain among the most famous episodes of the Middle Ages. Yet, in the perspective of history, they ...

Podcaster and geneticist Razib Khan picks four recent books on ancient cultures ...

Finnish authorities seized a cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea that is suspected of damaging cables in Estonian waters in a possible sabotage incident, police in Helsinki told reporters. The ship is ...

The Wendish Crusade, a massive military campaign launched in 1147 AD, was a targeted attempt to forcefully Christianize the pagan Slavs living on the banks of the Elbe River, in what is today Germany.

Compared with Russia’s hulking nuclear-powered submarines, Sweden’s a26, at just 66 metres long, is a compact model. But what the Saab-built sub lacks in size it makes up for in stealth and ...

BALTIC, S.D. (KELO) — The second week of the high school basketball season began with a rivalry game in Baltic as the Bulldogs topped Dell Rapids 76-63 in a matchup of two teams receiving votes in the ...

For the last couple of years, the Christmas offering has been more festive play than panto but this year they’re going full panto- oh yes they are! Baltic is a Scottish version of the story of The ...

December 4th: The Reds officially announced the Pagán signing today. December 3rd: The Reds are reportedly bringing back closer Emilio Pagán on a two-year, $20MM contract. The deal, which is pending a ...

The back end of the Reds bullpen is going to look similar to the one that made the playoffs last season. Cincinnati re-signed its closer Emilio Pagán to a two-year, $20 million contract, according to ...

Emilio Pagán's 32 saves last season were tied for the second-most in the NL. Kareem Elgazzar / Getty Images The market for late-inning relievers remained active on Wednesday, with free-agent ...

One of the biggest trends of 2024 was the massive embrace of watches with stone dials. Collectors were scooping up vintage Piagets while modern brands seemed to scour the earth for every piece of onyx ...

The only Baltic pic vying for the European Film Awards, both in the best European Film and animation categories, “Dog of God” is “building on its festival and awards buzz, and attracting a lot of ...