This month marks 140 years since Western powers sidelined Africans and carved up ‘ownership’ of the continent.

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

Most people mistakenly assumed that the age of empires had been relegated to the dustbin of history COMMENT | ERIC STORM ...

Over the past few weeks the new US president, Donald Trump, has repeatedly claimed that the United States should“take back” the Panama Canal and that ...

To the victors, the spoils. A hundred years ago, after the conclusion of the First World War, the British Empire and its French ally broke up the old Ottoman-dominated Arab world and created new ...

If the far-right AfD performs well in Germany's national elections, it could have major implications for the EU.

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

The German concept of "Abendland," meaning the "Christian West," was rooted in King Charlemagne’s Carolingian Empire and emphasized ... by Oswald Mosley, former British Fascist party leader ...

BOOB jobs galore, flings with A-listers and a string of toxic exes, squandering millions, and falling victim to kidnap plots and a carjacking – if Katie Price’s life were a movie it would not be ...

Blackbeard may be the world’s most famous pirate, but throughout history there have been many legendary buccaneers who also deserve recognition for their rebellious, criminal antics. Most of what we ...