The forgotten story of World War II: the Bengal famine in British India, where at least three million people died, told for the first time by the eyewitnesses to it. "Three million is great radio ...

Paris — Eurostar trains to and from London and other trains heading northward from Paris were brought to a halt Friday following the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II ...

In the Darfur region, largely controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, hunger is taking a devastating toll.

1946-1947 – In the Soviet Union, 2 million people die. 1959-1961 – Famine in China results in 15-30 million deaths. 1968-1970 – Civil war in Nigeria leads to famine, an estimated 1 million ...