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King Louis XIV of France, despite reigning more than 370 years ago, remains an iconic figure. For most he was the quintessential absolute ...

It was on this day in 1999 that Abdullah II succeeded to the throne of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan upon the death of his father King H...

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The terrorist organization ISIS is now claiming to have beheaded the second of their Japanese hostages, Kenji Goto (a Christian and father...