Born in Maryland to free Black American parents, Benson had emigrated with his family to the West African colony at the age of 6. By the outbreak of the Civil War, in April 1861, he was one of the ...

Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War.

The president of the ICRC tells the BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen Palestinians have been stripped of human dignity.

Three former Salvadoran officers have been convicted for the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the Central ...

For a third day running, Palestinians have been killed while collecting aid - the IDF confirms it fired shots and is investigating.

Experts said the move, which did not offer explicit guidance to hospitals, could discourage doctors from performing emergency ...