But at the end of the Second World War, my father was with Allied forces when Dachau was liberated, and he took photographs of the consequences of what happened at that concentration camp. I think his photos and his reaction to them sort of shaped my …

Gold has become Sudan's top export and earner of foreign currency. … The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and some aides on charges of masterminding war crimes in Darfur.

He also preserved Egypt's role as a vital Middle East actor by helping broker an end to a short war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. The ceasefire declared from Cairo in the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reassured …

Two countries extend currency swap valued at more than $55bln. By Ju-min Park and Sui-Lee Wee. BEIJING, June 27 (Reuters) – China's … Park Geun-hye, one of Asia's few women leaders, took office in Seoul in February amid war threats by North Korea …

Editor's note: In conjunction with a recent Civil War exhibit hosted by the Excelsior Springs Museum & Archives, area historian Brent Beckett researched several local war stories — researching and recounting Civil War events that happened in Ray …

Of course, the main name that most people will automatically think of in association with the Revolutionary War is George Washington, and rightfully so, but another important name to know is Gen. Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Comte de … “So we …

SINGAPORE: The CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) expects China to open up its capital accounts and allow full convertibility of its currency sooner than people expect. In an interview with Channel NewsAsia, Charles Li said "it's driven by …

It all looked like a pretty good idea in 1951: A world war had come to an end only six years earlier and a cold one followed in its wake. Old enemies were about to become new friends. The first step was barter. Instead of milking the defeated nation's …

Four rulers have been overthrown in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, with a civil war still raging in Syria and populist unrest in Turkey and Brazil. But how successful have these democratic movements really been? Tunisia has endured the most …