Two ex-British colonies ditched the Pound Sterling ... it created what was known as the Sterling Area - a zone where former colonies pegged their currency to the Pound's exchange rate.

The Pound was the dominant international currency up until the 1940s but changes to the financial system and new trading ...

More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

Millions of people from the poor world are trying to cross seas, forests, valleys and rivers, in search of safety, work and ...

More than 300 homeless African immigrants are camping out in the Gaîté Lyrique, waiting for officials to rule on whether they ...

You really can’t overstate the case for visiting Cape Town. First, there’s the in-your-face beauty of a craggy mountain range ...

Countries that malign migrants are in quite serious need of new people. Nations in the wealthy world face a top-heavy future- ...

Moreover, Canada is closer to Greenland than Denmark and shares a land border on Hans Island. Existing ports, airfields and ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

According to a First Coast News report, soil stains left behind by an eighteenth-century British fort have been uncovered in ...