What life was really like in the Old West This captivating collection of photographs will transport you back in time, ...

A 1415 Portuguese conquest and a 1497 land grab explain how Spain ended up owning Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa.

Long live Spain,” shouted one of the thousands of Moroccans who had forced their way into Ceuta. He didn’t seem aware of it, but he and his fellow migrants have destroyed the country’s myth of ...

A new South African movie follows an 1846 expedition stalked by desert spirits as hunger and mistrust threaten the group.

The National Urban League's latest "State of Black America" report warns that the American Dream may be slipping away for ...

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Rice is the most popular food in the world, providing sustenance to more than 3.5 billion people each day. Rice is deeply ...

On July 24, 1847, exhausted Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young entered Utah's Salt Lake Valley after a perilous 1,000-mile ...

I spent the first 15 years of my life under communism, the next 15 years in Israel, and since the end of 1976 had an ...

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Our editor returns to what was once the main gateway to the EU for refugees to see what has changed and what it says about ...