Hong Kong will celebrate the 20 year anniversary of its reunification with China following British rule this weekend. The city has a seperate political and economic system under the "one country, two ...

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British colonial rule in India lasted for approximately 190 years. The British used a “divide and rule” strategy to instigate people against each other so that they could rule the country smoothly.

On December 23, 1912, an explosion rocked Delhi just as Lord Hardinge, the British viceroy of India, entered the new capital on the back of an elephant. The bomb was meant to kill him, but instead it ...

(Reuters) - Split between a densely populated mainland and over 200 islands in the South China Sea, the small, strategic territory of Hong Kong was under British rule for 156 years before reverting to ...

One of the most common debates I hear about India is whether British colonialism has been good or bad for the country’s economic prospects. Defenders of British rule often cite the construction of the ...

Israel’s parliament has voted to significantly shrink the power of the country’s supreme court as part of a long-telegraphed plan that has bitterly divided the country. In a highly controversial vote ...

The debate has touched a raw nerve and went viral in India after Shashi Tharoor made his arguments in support of the motion public on Twitter. Paradoxically, however, the very fact that Indians can ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prince William's tour of Israel and the Palestinian Territories is the first official visit by a member of the royal family, but the Holy Land is familiar ground to the British ...