With few qualified people available, Jawaharlal Nehru took a bet on unusual diplomatic candidates in newly independent India ...

Following the 1857 revolution, which was dubbed by the British as a ‘sepoy mutiny’, the British Crown ended the British East ...

India has collected four wickets and England stumbled to 98-4 by lunch on a lively fourth morning of the third test at Lord’s ...

Signs demanding “LA belongs to Mexico” and “This city was once Mexico and it belongs to us” have been prominent among raging ...

In the wake of the recent conflict between Israel and Iran, the question of military strength in the Middle East has been at ...

Joe Root has followed his latest century with a record-setting catch and Jofra Archer has made a wicket-taking return as ...

The Portuguese Empire's ship was going from Goa to Lisbon in India when it was attacked by pirates. Archaeologists have ...

The Muslim Brotherhood itself isn’t designated as a terrorist group by the United States, but Congress is trying to change that.

The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.

In the heyday of the British Empire, Kolkata, India, had a thriving Jewish community. Today, there are only about 20 or so Jews in the entire city, and the synagogues that once held services are ...

The 19th-century power struggle between the Sikhs, the British, and the Afghans shaped the political landscape of the time.