France marked the centenary of the Battle of Verdun on Sunday, exactly 100 years on from the first shots fired in World War I's longest battle, which became a symbol of resistance and suffering. Some ...

FeatureThe drug has a strong hold on this city in the Meuse departement, where one of World War I's largest battles took place. An old and deep-rooted drug-dealing phenomenon is growing and ...

VERDUN, France — In solemn ceremonies Sunday in the forests of eastern France, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked 100 years since the Battle of Verdun, ...

VERDUN, France (AP) — In solemn ceremonies Sunday in the forests of eastern France, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked 100 years since the Battle of Verdun, ...

In February and March Germany wished to end the war by crushing the French army at Verdun. She failed utterly. Then, from April to July, she wished to exhaust French military resources by a battle of ...

February 1916. World War I has been raging for two years and has killed over three million people. And yet, neither side has managed to gain the upper hand. The Germans, by mobilizing more artillery ...