How the United States ended up with one of the highest numbers of time zones for a single country.

The world’s largest country has 11 time zones across its hemispheric span.

No longer a prime meridian country, the former empire still reigns with a dozen time zones.

Major U.S. companies cannot be happy about the effects that President Trump’s trade war with China will have on their business fortunes.

German hopes for the football tournament in Russia appear way overblown.

Cultural and natural heritage is important to all of us. But we are doing ourselves a disservice if we allow national interests to come before quality.

The demise of the current Merkel government is not the most likely outcome yet. Both CSU and CDU would have too much to lose from it.

The upcoming European Council Summit may well focus on migration — rather than the enlargement issue.

India’s criminal justice system needs an overhaul. Politicians need to do far more than give in to populist impulses.

Turkey’s June 24 elections and the likely runoff will be determined by the opposition’s ability to stop Erdogan’s rigging attempts.