This costly conflict spanned generations—and its brutal legacy endures. But why did the bloodshed go on for so long?

Red scares in the American past and present. What are the parallels between the rise of McCarthyism in the 1950s and today? “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” So begins ...

One of the common features of communist regimes is the use of art for revolutionary means. Posters in particular have served as beacons of propaganda - vehicles of coercion, instruction, censure and ...

Nepal, Sept. 14 -- KP Sharma Oli, prime minister until the 9th, early this month, was one of the 26 leaders attending China's military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — In a historical twist, the home of Albania’s late communist dictator Enver Hoxha is hosting international artists fascinated by the long-ruling leader’s library, the country’s ...

People who study the societies of the world have never found one without a religion. Individuals may not believe in God, but in the long history of humanity, people in societies have almost always ...

GIMPO, South Korea — Ahn Hak-sop leaned on a cane and a dining table as he lowered himself at glacial speed to sit on the floor of his home. The husk of a man who once loved judo, he has been worn ...