Myanmar's junta failed in an attempt to auction Aung San Suu Kyi's lakeside mansion on Wednesday, with no bids submitted for ...

The call was made just after 5 p.m. Thursday near 19th Street and Milwaukee Avenue LPD is asking drivers to avoid the area. We are currently working to confirm details about the injured people and the ...

The first incident happened Monday just before 4 p.m. on the sidewalk in front of 1140 19th St. NW. "I heard this horrible yelping and crying," Ben Stearn told WUSA9. "The dog was jumping in the ...

You might think 'Main Street' is the most common street name in the US, but think again! Turns out, 'Second' Street takes the top spot, followed by 'Third,' 'First,' and so on. What is the most ...

From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...

Homeless youngsters in Mandalay are reportedly being conscripted to replace draft-age members of wealthy families who bribe regime officials.

Many of his subjects were fashionable, bourgeois women, whom he depicted in an array of settings that reflected the many facets of modern life in the late 19th century. In brightly colored ...

However, his legacy extends far beyond science. In the 19th century, Wallace’s observations were striking. British imperialism was at its zenith, and the Industrial Revolution was fueling a ...

President-elect Donald Trump this week decided to revive 19th-century imperialism. In a single news conference, he pondered making Canada a state and acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal by ...

An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks ... is today Ukraine but who did much of his work in Moscow and St. Petersburg, then the capital of the Russian Empire.

In 1548, St. Francis Xavier wrote letters about the need of sending ... Protestant groups began to appear in the 19th century and flourished under the British colonial rule. Missioners -- Catholics ...