The self-indulgent, self-aggrandising stupidity of our political class and those responsible for our hopelessly inadequate and hideously expensive public services continues to plumb new depths.

World War II veteran Colin “Russ” Gibbins says he’s still “fighting fit”, even as he prepares to turn 100 this weekend.

In April 1945, as Nazi Germany is on the brink of defeat, the Swedish Red Cross launches the largest rescue operation of ...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking Wednesday at an annual Holocaust commemoration, said Iran was an ...

Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial ...

Meeting with real heroes who downplay the heroism that guaranteed today's freedoms is truly something to behold.

France extracted a huge indemnity from Haiti, in exchange for recognition of its independence. This week marked the 200th ...

Marlene L. Daut, Yale University (THE CONVERSATION) In 2002, Haiti’s former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide argued that France should pay his country US$21 billion. The reason? In 1825, France ...