The National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show of unanimity — to adopt a bill repealing Code Noir, or Black Code, the 1685 decree King Louis XIV signed to govern slaves across France's colonies.

On Thursday, the lower house of parliament voted to wipe it from French law. The National Assembly voted 254-0—a rare show of ...

George Washington's Virginia estate recently completed a $40 million renovation and is celebrating America's 250th ...

PARIS — For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on its books. On Thursday, the lower house of Parliament ...

At a time when the New York Triple Tiara for fillies — the Acorn Stakes, Mother Goose Stakes, and Coaching Club American Oaks ...

The government has welcomed France's decision to work with Ghana on reparatory justice for the transatlantic enslavement of Africans, describing it as a significant moment in the international pursuit ...

On May 23, 1951, the Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government ofXizang on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Xizang ("17-Article Agreement" for short) was signed in ...

UTQIAĠVIK — Iḷisaġvik College and Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) announced the successful purchase agreement of a 15-acre site in Utqiaġvik for the future development of a new Iḷisaġvik College ...

TORONTO - While U.S.-Canadian relations have frayed under U.S. President Donald Trump, data on Canadian citizenship approvals under recently widened rules suggests many Americans would welcome the cha ...