1609 – The Bermuda Islands became an English colony. 1664 – New Jersey became a British colony. King Charles II granted land in the New World to his brother James (The Duke of York). 1755 – In North ...

The UN was transporting wounded troops from the conflict zone (file photo) Several people have died in South Sudan after an attempt by the UN to evacuate members of the national army came under ...

Warning: This article contains details of sexual violence that some people may find distressing Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one during Sudan's civil war ...

Malta is a former British colony and gained independence in 1964. Britain had a long-standing military presence on Malta until 1979 and the island played a crucial role in the Second World War ...

The Chagos Islands, officially known as the “British Indian Ocean Territory ... We are the last colony of Africa,” Evenor said. The exiled Chagossians have been told that under the terms ...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s King Charles III welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday as the monarch faces criticism in Canada over being silent about U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Egypt or Sudan – why does no one want Bir Tawil ... a major hub in the transatlantic slave trade. It remained a British colony from 1821 until gaining independence in 1965.

Buffy Sainte-Marie was stripped Friday of her Polaris Music Prizes, Juno Awards and Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction, as the fallout continues from an investigation that raised questions ...

Great Britain, Portugal, France, Germany, and King Leopold II of Belgium began sending scouts to secure trade and sovereignty treaties with local leaders, buying or simply staking flags and laying ...

The result is a frozen Canadian flag carved into the snow on Ellison Lake, just north of Kelowna. Measuring just under 100 metres by 25 meters, the display — big enough to be seen by airplanes ...

The names of many streets in Kampala reek of colonialism, those of the imperial ...

This followed Burhan’s declaration that the UN envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, would no longer be tolerated in the country, a stark sign of the belligerents’ refusal to cooperate with ...