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In Albania, World War II began with its invasion by Italy in April 1939. Fascist Italy set up Albania as its protectorate or puppet state. The resistance...

Târgu Mureș (/ˌtɜːrɡuː ˈmʊərɛʃ, ˌtɪər-/, Romanian: [ˈtɨrɡu ˈmureʃ] ; Hungarian: Marosvásárhely [ˈmɒroʃvaːʃaːrhɛj] ; German: Neumarkt am Mieresch) is the...

Saint Piran's Flag (Cornish: Baner Peran) is the flag of Cornwall. The earliest known description of the flag, referred to as the Standard of Cornwall...

Portland stone is a limestone geological formation (formally named the Portland Stone Formation) dating to the Tithonian age of the Late Jurassic that...

Montreuil (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁœj] ), also known unofficially as Montreuil-sous-Bois (pronounced [mɔ̃tʁœj su bwa]), is a commune in the eastern...

Strumica (Macedonian: Струмица, pronounced [ˈstrumit͡sa] ) is the largest city in southeastern North Macedonia, near the Novo Selo-Petrich border crossing...

The politics of Vatican City take place in a framework of a theocratic absolute elective monarchy, in which the Pope, religiously speaking, the leader...

The folklore of Romania is the collection of traditions of the Romanians. A feature of Romanian culture is the special relationship between folklore and...

Plumstead is an area in southeast London, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England. It is located east of Woolwich. Plumstead has been settled since...

Croatian passport (Croatian: Hrvatska putovnica) is issued to citizens of the Republic of Croatia for the purpose of international travel. The passport...

Richmond Rugby Club is a rugby union club in Richmond, London, England. It is a founding member of the Rugby Football Union, and is one of the oldest football...

The Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line (Russian: Калу́жско-Ри́жская ли́ния, IPA: [kɐˈɫuʂskə ˈrʲiʂskəjə ˈlʲinʲɪjə]) (Line 6; Orange Line) is a line of the Moscow...

The Reichskommissariat Niederlande was the civilian occupation regime set up by Germany in the German-occupied Netherlands during World War II. Its full...

Vattenfall is a Swedish multinational power company owned by the Swedish state. Beyond Sweden, the company generates power in Denmark, Finland, Germany...

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to...

Xi (/zaɪ/ ZY or /(k)saɪ/ (K)SY; uppercase Ξ, lowercase ξ; Greek: ξι) is the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiceless consonant...

Municipal politics in the Netherlands is an important aspect of the politics of the Netherlands. The municipality is the lowest level of government, but...

BBC Radio Tees is the BBC's local radio station serving the Tees Valley,The southern parts of County Durham including Hartlepool and Darlington and the...

The 1981 Brixton riot, or Brixton uprising, was a series of clashes between mainly black youths and the Metropolitan Police in Brixton, London, between...

The Buna (Albanian: Bunë) river, also known as Bojana (Cyrillic: Бојана), is a 41-kilometre-long (25 mi) river in Albania and Montenegro which flows into...