Africa, a continent of immense diversity, history and rapid urbanization, is home to some of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Its largest urban centers are economic and cultural powerhouses, ...

At an M23 news conference in Goma on Thursday, Nangaa said the rebels aim to set up a new administration in the city of 2 ...

There were active combat zones in all areas of the city, with civilians taking cover and heavy artillery fire directed at the ...

A federal judge in the District of Columbia temporarily blocked President Trump’s order to freeze as much as $3 trillion in ...

A federal judge yesterday temporarily blocked an order by President Trump to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants ...

What resulted was one of the most vicious and exploitative episodes of European colonial history, and the funneling of 10,000,000 zoological specimens and 120,000 cultural objects into the museum ...

1903 – The Hay-Herrán Treaty was signed by United States Secretary of State John M. Hay and Colombian Chargé Dr. Tomás Herrán ...

The Ullens built their wealth at a time when Antwerp was the main trading center for colonial goods in Europe. Ships docked ...

Belgium's 2025 stamps usher in the fourth year of cataloguing the country's extensive program. This all started innocently enough in 2021, with a project to ...

The Swiss National Museum resides within a historic, castle-like building in the northern tip of Kreis 1. The museum surveys Swiss art, history and culture from as far back as 100,000 B.C. to ...

With a collection of more than 147 million items, this robust Smithsonian museum on the National Mall attracts millions of visitors each year. Some of the museum's highlights include replicas of ...