Australia's Indigenous population was up to seven times larger before colonisation than previously estimated, but was devastated following the arrival of Europeans, new research reveals.

Study finds earlier numbers were underestimated, suggesting impact of diseases and massacres were much greater than previously thought ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Algerian parliament voted unanimously on Dec 24 to pass legislation outlining the demands - Fateh Guidoum/AP Photo Algeria has ...

Like many people, I grew up believing Australia was colonised by a small band of people, who had most likely landed on its shores by accident; but research I published this week suggests a far larger ...

Analysis of DNA from Chilean mummies has revealed the earliest known genome of the smallpox virus recovered from the Americas. Ancient mummy DNA recovered in Chile offers the clearest genetic evidence ...

In the midst of what has become known in Israel as the “knifers’ Intifada”, an unusual scene unfolded in Ramat Gan, where many of the residents are Iraqi Jews. A small slender woman was protecting a ...

Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed a landmark law declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime, demanding a formal apology and reparations. The legislation also criminalises the ...