Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past. Now Washington is resurrecting them.

A few cardinals are seen as front-runners to succeed Pope Francis, yet many of the clerics who will vote have not made up ...

The War in Vietnam pushed me out of academia, turned me into an anti-imperialist and cast a long shadow on my life. The March ...

Though Francis didn’t make major changes to the conclave, his outreach to what he called “peripheries’’ leaves an imprint that will be felt this week.

A draft internal State Department memo (denied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio) shows the Trump administration is considering closing 10 embassies and 17 consulates and to consolidate staff in Japan ...

History often paints a complex picture of its key figures. This article delves into the lives of 20 individuals who were ...

Throughout history, ambition and the desire for success have driven many individuals. However, for some, this drive morphed ...

The Belgian ruler Leopold II had elaborate plans to extract resources from Africa. Pachyderms played a part.

The South African armed forces say they have begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo.

"People in the Roman Empire didn't deal with race ... Three Africans are in the race to succeed Pope Francis - the Democratic ...

(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo suspended former President Joseph Kabila's political party and ordered his assets seized over accusations of supporting Rwandan-backed rebels in the east ...