Classic rock history is littered with unexpected tragedies and surprising reversals of fate, but other events can be seen coming from a mile away – case in point, the official breakup of Dire Straits, ...

The single and the debut album earned Dire Straits critical praise and a large fan base – quite a feat for a band that had only gotten together a little more than a year before. While "Sultans of ...

The Dire Straits Legacy band with whom he was touring said the musician had been dealing with undisclosed "health problems" Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

“There was no way anybody else was going to stick their hand up and say, ‘Hey, Mark, I have a great song idea!’ There was no point. He was on a racetrack.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Rob ...

Released as the first single from Dire Straits‘ eponymous 1978 debut, “Sultans of Swing” hit No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has remained a staple song within the British rockers’ classic catalog.

THE "question of the Straits" has been the basis of Turkey's relations with the Powers for almost two centuries. The Ottoman Empire, founded in Anatolia in the fourteenth century, was carried into ...

Conversations about Whistling Straits’ Straits course tend to revolve around its vaunted difficulty. No wonder—the course can be debilitating to wayward players and everyone else not on top of their ...

For the first time in 30 years, the Ryder Cup will be held at a public course on U.S. soil. And what’s not to love about that? The Ryder Cup kicks off on Friday at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wis.

The Hawaii Department of Health on Thursday issued Straits Hawaii at Ward Village a red placard due to several violations, shutting it down until the infractions are addressed. The placard was issued ...

WHEN on April 10, 1936, the Turkish Government requested a revision of the Lausanne Straits Convention, it focused attention on a problem almost as old as history itself. The issue involved the narrow ...

HONOLULU, HAWAII (KITV4) Straits Restaurant, a Singaporean dining experience in the Bay Area of California since 1987 is bringing the flavors of Southeast Asia to Hawaii. The Ward Village location ...