The Netherlands and Sweden also claimed different parts of the U.S, while France claimed territory in Canada, and in the 17th Century the English established their own colony in America as well.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded the insurgent factions offensive that has captured swathes of northern ...

Rebel forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad have launched their biggest offensive in years this week, controlling a ...

Sitting in the southeast corner of France along ... Anglais (Walk of the English) becomes Quai des États-Unis. The square and its surrounding streets are home to the city's more upscale shops ...

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The city is further broken into 20 numbered arrondissements ... Today, Les Grands Boulevards house two of France's favorite department stores: Au Printemps and Galeries Lafayette.

In recent years Telegraph Travel has repeatedly highlighted the many ways in which other countries outshine Britain.

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City have repeatedly rewritten the record books of English football during Guardiola's eight years in charge. They have won six Premier League titles in seven seasons, including an unprecedented ...

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

How Economics Explains the World. By Andrew Leigh. Mariner Books; 240 pages; $26. Published in Britain as “The Shortest ...