When Leopold II, King of Belgium, set about creating his own colony in the Congo, he used elephants - and barbaric cruelty - to clear the impenetrable jungle ...

Here's what Frederick Douglass said during a visit to Elmira, which drew people from everywhere within a hundred miles.

The American soldier and teacher, who grew up in the plains of Kansas and made his way to the hills of Cavite, lived a rich ...

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John Norris looks at a mainstay of the British Army in WWI; the 18-Pounder field gun ...

President Donald Trump has launched his second bid to oust all transgender troops from the military ... drones have been spotted again over three British air bases used by the U.S. Air Force ...

Russia's opening gambit ahead of expected peace talks has been laid out in the media, says our Moscow correspondent Ivor Bennett. "There has been a lot of talk about potential meetings and contact ...

The story of Argentina, from before the Europeans arrived to the modern-day, also tells us the story of South America at the ...