Known as The African World War, the Second Congo War (1998–2003) became the deadliest conflict since World War II. In this ...

Martin Reid found the letters and photographs wedged within an antique desk just before the 80th anniversary of VE Day ...

80 years after his death, North Dakota World War II serviceman's remains identified Remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Irvin C. Ellingson, who died in a Tokyo military prison fire in 1945 ...

Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

COLUMN: Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa.

The North Africa campaign was the first major U.S. offensive in World War II, taking place in Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, and Tunisia. Operation Torch, launched in November 1942, involved ...

One of those veterans is here in Wilmington, and he celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday at the USS Battleship North Carolina. “She fought in all the major battles in the Pacific, had a spectacular ...

Its tumult ended more than 80 years ago, however, the Second World War must always be remembered, as should the African soldiers whose contribution and sacrifice laid the groundwork for an ...

Wildfires in North Carolina, South Carolina set thousands of acres ablaze: See map Thousands of acres are still ablaze as the National Weather Service predicts increased fire weather to continue ...

The wildfires also forced mandatory evacuations over the weekend in both North and South Carolina, reported ABC 11 and The Guardian. How many wildfires are in North and South Carolina?

Gladiator II opens with a Roman fleet brutally laying siege to a city in the north African kingdom of Numidia. On the big screen we see ships set ablaze by pots of burning oil and defenders ...

A bomb dropped more than 80 years ago by a German warplane during World War II detonated in Ireland on Tuesday in a controlled explosion that prompted the evacuation of over 400 homes.