Topic: Scotland

London buckles under worst snow in 18 years

Britons are shaking their heads at how 8 inches ground one of the world's busiest cities to a halt.

Scotland turns to 18th-century poet for economic stimulus

Sunday’s 'Burns Night' – featuring poems and neats and tatties – is the first test of the effort.

Scotland joins nations' pitch for tourists – with poems

Scotland turns to 18th-century poet for economic stimulus

On the lookout for woodpeckers

Among all the birds that visit the yard, the unusual visitors always stand out.

As atheists roll out London ads, believers unruffled

Billboard campaign promotes atheist beliefs on buses.

As she leaves, Bush's press secretary has some advice for reporters

Perino calls for more straight reporting rather than opinion disguised as “analysis.”

Dana Perino: Reporters are fair and we need more of them!

An underground fortress of silence is breached

Beeping, ringing, and intimate chats – oh my! – now heard on Glasgow's subway. Next stop, the London Tube?

Dreaming of the proverbial white Christmas

When you don't see snow very often, it's captivating.

Big, beautiful garden books

Garden book reviews

Should ground troops hunt pirates in Somalia?

A Bush administration proposal to allow foreign forces to go ashore in Somalia to hunt the country's notorious pirates is getting a cool reception from US military leaders, regional analysts, and some Somali officials.

Britain abuzz over a new plan to arm bobbies with Tasers

Expansion of stun-gun use faces a mixed reaction from the largely unarmed police service.

Where are all these countries coming from?

The Monitor's language columnist looks at marketers' artful use of the term 'countries' to make it seem as though they're serving more of them.

USA

New York tries to create Gardens of Eden on city streets

The Bloomberg administration sets up oases of plants and blooms of umbrellas along Broadway in a quest to devise a new urban aesthetic. Is it the Left Bank of Paris or just a bank of shrubs?

Why Britain is leading the world out of the banking crisis

On Tuesday, the US was the latest nation to follow Gordon Brown's blueprint for rescuing banks.

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

A 'delicious' Latin music mix, quilts that qualify as art, the Iditarod from the comfort of your sofa, and more.

High stakes in Canada’s vast oil-sands fields

Trillions of dollars’ worth of oil are present, but the environmental costs are high, too – and growing.

Wall Street's game over; economics hits home

Our language columnist looks at the background of the phrase 'laissez-faire.'

A Scottish delight made from lemons

Lemon curd was a wonder and then a hit among my college friends.

Books from the man who may have been James Bond

More Mail Bag matches

Readers remember pen pals they found through the Monitor's old Mail Bag column.

An Olympic hero, airbrushed from China’s history

Shifting political winds may explain the lack of awareness about Chiu Teng Hiok, who helped the British shine in basketball at the 1924 Paris Games.

More Mail Bag matches

Readers remember the pen pals they found through the Monitor's old Mail Bag column.