Africa gave rise to powerful empires and rich cultures, yet geography created obstacles that limited long-term growth. From deserts to disease, the land itself shaped history’s course ...

World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first ...

World leaders arrived Friday for a historic first Group of 20 summit in Africa that aims to put the problems of poor countries at the top of the global agenda. But the talks have been undermined by a ...

The American Revolution, a new six-part, 12-hour series that explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War ...

From Cheops to Ramses II” is more than an immersive Egyptian travelogue, though it hits all the major tourist destinations.