Even in Africa (if we except part of British Somaliland, promised Italy but not yet turned over to her,) she has not obtained from France or England, despite the Treaty of London, any compensation for ...

In the early 20th century, Kaiser Wilhelm II’s German Empire devised ambitious plans to invade the United States, driven by the desire to challenge America's Monroe Doctrine - which asserted U.S.

Once more, scientific innovation was at the scene of the crime: the British engineer Barnes Wallis helped develop “earthquake ...

Since its inception in 1947, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been the world’s foremost platform for artists to challenge ...

In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

Bolnisi isn't on most people's radar, but that's precisely what makes it such an interesting destination. Just an hour's ...

At a Pride parade in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a few days ago, my daughter bought a pink T-shirt with a hand-printed design. As ...

"The Imagination peoples the air" is a phrase plucked from the twilight of Sisa’s sanity in the Noli Me Tangere. It was not ...

Britain relied heavily on its empire for resources, from steel to wool to horses. A British liner carrying 30,000 chests of tea was captured by a German cruiser off the east coast of Africa, just ...

A Q&A with author Russell Shorto on the early colonial history of New Amsterdam in the lead-up to a confrontation with the ...

One of the most charming little cities in southern India is Mysuru, also known as Mysore. Located in the state of Karnataka, Mysuru was the seat of power for the Kingdom of Mysore ruled by the Wodeyar ...

Ten years ago, a magnificent lion called Cecil was lured away from the safety of the national park in Zimbabwe where he lived ...