Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated ...

But the Poles were told that it was a prison revolt in Haiti, not a war for freedom… When they got there, members of the Polish legion saw clearly what was happening—they realized this was ...

Around 30,000 Haitians who worked in rural areas in conditions equivalent to modern slavery were murdered on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic in 1937. This Haitian genocide, ordered ...

This group is diverse, with an increasing number who say they are of two or more races. For Black History Month, here are key facts about the nation’s Black population. In this analysis, the ...

Nevertheless Colombian President Gustavo Petro doesn’t seem to be letting any of it stop him from visiting Haiti. Petro is scheduled to arrive in Haiti on Wednesday, a country whose historic ...

Ahead of Australia Day, here are 20 of the weirdest facts about Australian history – a list of all those sandcastles that should not be forgotten. 1. In 1932, the Australian army fought a war ...

Haiti is showing signs of progress on the political front despite serious setbacks in terms of security, the Special Representative and Head of the UN office in the country, BINUH, told the Security ...

Armored vehicles used by Kenyan police rumble through the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The vehicles are part of the United States’ more than $600 million in contributions to the U.N.-backed ...

Why should we appreciate our nervous system? Read these 11 fun facts and you’ll know why: 1. The body has billions of nerve cells Every person’s body contains billions of nerve cells (neurons).

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the arrival of 218 Kenyan police and military personnel illustrates the determination of the government and the ...