The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin in one week, and the United Nations and organizers are calling for a 7-week pause of all wars worldwide — as they do every time the Olympics take place.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are just one week away and United Nations and Games organizers are urging a 7-week global ...

Ancient Greeks of Athens used the courtroom as a democratic arena where ordinary citizens relied on lawsuits to keep elites accountable.

So that question begs for two answers. The very first Olympic games were 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. There was one event, a sprint race to honor Zeus. and it wasn't until people were crashing out on it ...