The newly built manse at 645 Summit St. in Englewood Cliffs become the borough's priciest home sale ever after changing hands ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most original homes in the French Colonial style are quite old, as France's official presence in the U.S. began in the mid-1600s ...

May 7, 2024, marked the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, when Vietnamese troops defeated the French colonial army, ending almost a century of French colonial rule. A commemoration ...

The Hotel Metropole, opened in 1901, reflects the French colonial era in Vietnam. Image courtesy of Flickr user E8club Hanoi is one of my favorite cities in Southeast Asia, a place where history ...

Time has failed to heal the colonial-era crimes perpetuated by France in Africa. As many as 29 countries that were under French occupation in the continent are still pursuing reparations for the ...

On the outside, this handsome classic near the center of Wayne exudes French flair. But its builder included one exterior element that reveals its true character. It’s that broken pediment over the ...

General Louis Faidherbe, who ended up becoming the colonial administrator of Senegal, was the first French official to recognize the riches and resources of West Africa, making the region known as a ...

To speak today of the French Colonial Empire is, of course, to speak of something belonging to the past. Juridically speaking, the Empire replaced it by the vague and never clearly defined concept of ...

French crimes in Mauritania during the colonial period are still little known and remain unrecognized by Paris. Mauritania was part of French West Africa as a protectorate in 1903 and then a colony in ...

Dining, particularly fine dining, is a form of escapism. Like a movie or theatrical performance, when the lights are turned down, we put aside reality and engage with the show. For a full experience, ...