From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered ... 45,000 Africans are transported annually on British ships. 1700s: Almost half of the slaves coming ...

Asia and Australasia. During this time Britain lost and gained colonies. During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies ...

NEW DELHI -- Does the United Kingdom owe reparations to India? Debate over that long-simmering question has been reignited by a controversial report that claims India's former colonial master ...

One recent sunny morning in the shadow of the Himalayas, I stood beside a grave in the historic British Cemetery in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, as a Gurkha soldier in full dress uniform played a ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lee Kuan Yew, a towering figure in post-colonial Asia, oversaw tiny Singapore's transformation from British tropical outpost to an affluent, global city in just over a ...

The band, in India for the Asia leg of its highly anticipated Music of Spheres ... Band frontman Martin, 47, expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome of fans, despite the British colonial rule in ...