European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday backed a proposed unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals have made a decision, or black if they remain deadlocked. By Elisabetta ...

It's been reported it would take up to 10 years of elevated defense spending before Europe would have the capabilities to ...

Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at The Forum on April 23, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Booker/Redferns) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have announced a UK and European tour to ...

Crowds of Catholics and tourists gathered in St Peter's Square in the Vatican are training their eyes on the Sistine Chapel to watch for white or black smoke as cardinals tasked with electing a ...

Anna Swartwood House, University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) The portrayal of Jesus as a white, European man has come ... a fictive parapet and a plain black background and signed ...

Modern science has stepped in to ensure the clarity of the signal, using specific chemical mixtures to produce unambiguous black or white smoke. This blend of tradition and technology allows the ...

It is black if there is no decision, white if they have a new pope. This conclave is the largest and the most international ever, assembling cardinals from around 70 countries – many of whom did ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

Across Europe, in forests, fields and beneath old farmland, the remains of German soldiers are still being found, exhumed and ...