Napoleon

By Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former chief of the International Monetary Fund 

To my German friends,

By Costas Iordanidis

Europe celebrates two important anniversaries this year: the signature of the Magna Carta in 1215, when King John of England granted certain rights to rebellious barons, and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, when the European allies crushed Napoleon.

He slept at a folded military camp bed, even in times of peace. He never slept long any way; he even considered spending time in bed as a waste (except for reasons other than sleeping, but that is another story) and always woke up at daybreak. Considering that he led some 60 battles, there is no wonder that his campaign bed was his comfort zone.  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in France on April 10 as part of a trans-Atlantic tour, with French authorities hoping to further strengthen relations with the fast-growing Asian nation amid talks about a possible fighter-jet deal.

By Takis Theodoropoulos

An international team of archaeologists specialized in battlefield excavations is headed for Waterloo in Belgium on the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's famous defeat at the hands of British and Prussian forces.