Despite its diminutive size on the all-too-common world maps that use Mercator projection, Africa is the second-largest ...

MailOnline's graphic reveals the top words in dictionaries from around the British Isles, including Cornish, Welsh and Old ...

In new book 'The Jew Who Would Be King,' historian Adam Rovner tells the story of Nathaniel Isaacs, who survived a shipwreck ...

The repatriation of African art is gaining momentum, but a number of highly important and symbolic pieces remain in the hands ...

In an interview aired on Sharjah TV, His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

A team of researchers has identified 162 protected areas (PAs) across Africa with above-average potential for nature conservation, arguing that their effective management could play a critical role in ...

The raw materials needed to keep British Steel's Scunthorpe plant operating ... with "a third ship which is currently en route off the coast of Africa, which will be making its way to the UK".

Mcebisi Jonas has previously served as South Africa's investment envoy South Africa has appointed a special envoy to the US in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries, which have ...

Another of Luthuli's grandchildren, Albert Mthunzi Luthuli, told South Africa's IOL news site that the family welcomed the re-opening of the inquest, even though it was now years after the deaths ...

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The body of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru was found in a septic tank at Nanyuki town, north of Mt. Kenya, weeks after witnesses said she was seen leaving a bar with British soldiers.