Palestinian refugees must be properly integrated into Lebanese society if the country is to put the scars of civil war behind itLebanon is regenerating. On balance, the country's collective sloughing off of history has been more successful than not. It is only 20 years since the civil war ended, and the memories of internecine atrocities remain....(more) (full story...)

AP - The Cincinnati Reds have recalled pitcher Edinson Volquez from Class-A Dayton, and he could start Saturday against Pittsburgh in place of Aaron Harang. (full story...)

'My father said it was all so dangerous,' says Franklin Lobos's daughterFranklin Lobos was a legend of Chilean football. Dubbed el Mortero Magico (the magic mortar) for his thunderous long-distance free-kicks, the midfielder was a stalwart of first division side Cobresal throughout the 1980s. Asked for his secret, Lobos explained simply....(more) (full story...)

Giving way to nationalist groups from Scotland, the Basque country or Flanders would only highlight old differencesThe prevailing view seems to be that the idea of Europe as a cultural, political, and even economic institution is under threat. What threatens Europe? A glib response would be: "It's the UK, stupid!" We will find more th....(more) (full story...)

Mike Zagurski became the latest minor-league addition to the Phillies' roster on Monday, and he is likely to be the final pitcher recalled from triple-A Lehigh Valley. (full story...)

As part of our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the blitz, Vera and Stan Caley recall the night in the East End of London when the bombing beganI meet Vera and Stan Caley, both 81, in their flat in Bethnal Green, along with their friend Kathy Hempsted, 84. All were evacuated at the start of the war, and Stan spen....(more) (full story...)

As part of our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the blitz, Dorothy James recall s how a bomb fell on her London home"Where shall we start?" I ask 86-year-old Dorothy James when we meet at the day centre she attends in Camden, close to King's Cross station in central London. "Well," she dead....(more) (full story...)

As part of our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the blitz, Marguerite Crowther recall s her experience of driving ambulances in London's West End during the bombingMarguerite "Peggy" Crowther is 100, but funny and sharp and still beautiful. Sitting in a chair beside the window at her house in Dartmou....(more) (full story...)

As part of our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the blitz, Lew Fox recall s his lucky escape in north LondonLew Fox, now 87, was born in the East End of London, the son of a Jewish tailor who was a migrant from Poland. His family had moved to a large house in Stamford Hill in north London in the 1930s and, aged 16....(more) (full story...)

As part of our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the blitz, Alan and Dorothy Roberts remember the many raids in ManchesterAlan Roberts was eight when the blitz started, and his wife Dorothy 13; they lived on different sides of Manchester. Alan had been evacuated with his sister, but their mother wanted them back for Christmas. Dorothy went t....(more) (full story...)