A new book by the historian Ian Kumekawa tracks the varied career of a gigantic boat in an era of profound economic change.

The crowning of Zhao Xintong as Asia's first world snooker champion will have come as a surprise to many unfamiliar with the ...

Between rising sea levels from the climate crisis, a history of nuclear testing causing radioactive pollution and population ...

Year of North Carolina'. In an effort to celebrate the state's character, lawmakers decided to celebrate all existing state symbols, instead of introducing new ones this year. State symbols must be ...

Five reasons why previous non-European papal candidates have fallen short - A Filipino or Congolese pope would signal that ...

The world of men’s fashion is more vibrantly exciting than ever before, with UK-honed talent guiding the way with fresh ...

But in the early 19th century, a remarkable pirate ruled the ... they built up a coalition of local pirate fleets, called the "Red Flag", and in 1804, blockaded the port of Macau, defeating ...

In September 1814, during the War of 1812, British naval forces launched a relentless bombardment of Fort McHenry in ...

VPD said in a statement that a man "drove into a large crowd" at the street festival near East 43rd Avenue and Fraser Street ...

In his book Troubled Times, Peter Hadden, one of the founders of our political tradition in Ireland, begins with a statement ...

Some 70 art galleries from the UK and around the world are exhibiting at the 12th annual Art London, which opens in the special marquee ...

Jean Napoleon Zerman, undoubtedly the lesser of the 19th-century Napoleons, sailed into the bay of La Paz in 1855 with three ships — two flying American flags, the other none — wearing a ...