PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — On a quiet summer evening in June 1990, Pico Iyer sat in his family home in Santa Barbara, California, when suddenly, he was surrounded by walls of flames five stories ...

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

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Greece will charge a daily tax of €2 from November to February, while visitors in the high season from April to October will be charged €8 a day. Tourist taxes in Portugal vary depending on ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Increased volcanic activity in Greece’s famed tourist hotspot of Santorini has prompted the country’s civil protection minister to call a meeting with local and ...

On a per-share basis, the company said it had net income of $1.79. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.29 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Increased volcanic activity in Greece’s famed tourist hotspot of Santorini has prompted the country’s civil protection minister to call a meeting with local and disaster response ...

You’re invited to a Centering Prayer Introduction Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 1, from noon-3 p.m. at Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton. Centering Prayer is an ancient Christian contemplative way ...

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees.