Logic

Read before your draw any conclusion

The first virtue of a good novel is internal coherence. It may be built upon outrageous assumptions, such as the existence of extraterrestrials on Mars, but contradictions within the plot are not permitted. Fantastic stories, be they scientific, horror, or otherwise, are akin to non-Euclidean geometry. They begin with unfamiliar axioms but are subsequently structured with absolute logic.

There are certain things in life that are so evident that they warrant no explanation. They should not require a search for arguments to justify their existence or practice.

Maki Kaji, a puzzle enthusiast and publisher who was known as the "Godfather of Sudoku" - the number puzzle played daily by millions around the world - has died, his company said. He was 69.

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Justice Minister Stelian Ion said on Friday that the August 10 case does not end here, urging the public to wait for the reasoning behind rejecting the request to reopen the case.      "It is very important to wait for the reasoning behind the decision to reject that request to reopen the case.

A sidewalk in the Turkish capital has been engraved with math formulas to etch them in students' memories.

According to the Serbian government, Brnabic said that we must insist on the truth about Jasenovac every day, just as we insist on the truth about Auschwitz.

There is an ongoing discussion over how Europe must finally wake up and take control of its "hard power." The truth is that if it does not do it now that Donald Trump is president of the United States, it probably never will.

It's easy to go with the flow. What's hard is to swim against the current, especially when it comes to the Greek media landscape, which is rife with shortcomings and peculiarities.

Croatia's centre-right government on Thursday caved in to protests and withdrew a draft proposal for a new law defining the family that had infuriated activists.

Civil society groups welcomed the backdown - but said they were far from reassured and demanded to know who had been responsible for the wording.