Before the Holocaust, there was the Armenian Genocide. In 1915, the Ottoman Empire launched a campaign of ethnic cleansing that led to the deaths of over 1.5 million Armenians. This is the story of ...

The Crimean War was one of the defining conflicts of the 19th century, pitting Russia against an alliance of Britain, France, ...

Turkey’s tradition of coffee-making is so ingrained that it’s protected by UNESCO. But where did the practice of cooking ...

Catherine the Great © Catherine II was Empress of Russia for more than 30 years and one of the country’s most influential rulers.

It was the first time on August 26, 1956, that a tennis match was shown on television in colour for the first time. It was a ...

According to Adefarasin, Nigeria was formed to serve British financial agendas, citing agreements between Queen Elizabeth I and the Ottoman Empire. Adefarasin disputes the notion that Obafemi Awolowo, ...