Russia halts gas supplies to Europe while blaming The Ukraine for stealing gas from the pipeline. Putin adds fuel with theatrics during TV interview.

A very cold front, expected to last all week until Sunday, is causing great hardship in eastern-European countries, mainly because of the Ukrainian-Russian gasbill row. in Romania, Poland and Hungary, at least nine people have been found frozen to death.

In a true test of that old axiom, “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander,” comes this dark tale of two cheating spouses. Although ironic in conclusion, the humor in this one covers up something rather sad about the human condition.

The spectacular rise in the price of oil over the past 2 years has been a bonanza for Russia. This new found wealth has seen more military spending and the political bluster to go with it. With the price of oil collapsing Russia may have blinked.

A Polish man drove into a lake after following the instructions of a satellite navigation system. I am half Polish myself (although not at liberty to discuss which half). I don't approve of ethnic jokes, but I couldn’t resist. Read on and...laugh.

A Polish boy has been charged with fraud after he allegedly faked his own kidnapping in order to collect a ransom from his mother. Read on and…do you know where your children are?

The Washington Post, formerly a champion of equality for 600,000 residents of the District of Columbia, has become the city's chief advocate for political inequality. The paper's editorial position should be a national embarrassment.

Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev has withdrawn his thread to deploying missiles on Europe’s border. However, he does have one stipulation.

At least 4,146 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March of 2003 according to an Associated Press count.

Tensions between Russia and the US are rising to levels not seen since the Cold War era. But unlike in years past, the US is no longer unchallenged militarily and economically. With that said, a new kind of relations will be needed to avert confrontation.