Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo caused in part by Indonesian volcanic eruption

A new research confirms the link between the eruption of Indonesian Mount Tambora and the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 18015. Dr Matthew Genge from Imperial College London More...

Uri Avnery: The Map on the Wall

A FORMER cabinet minister, an intelligent person (nonetheless) asked me the other day: “Let’s assume that your plan is realized. A Palestinian state will come into being side by side with Israel. More...

History’s heroes and villains: Einstein crowned the world’s biggest hero, Tough Luck Jesus

What do Einstein, Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Newton, Jesus, Mandela, Edison, Lincoln and the Buddha all have in common? They all make up the top 10 heroes in world history. More...