The catastrophe was the result of rampant fraud at the end of the Civil War.

BARCELONA, Spain — A Russian ship that sank in the Mediterranean over a year ago after its engine room exploded may have been carrying pieces for nuclear reactors used in submarines, a Spanish ...

The 1917 disaster was, at that point, the biggest explosion in history.

Ukraine has relied on this innovative tactic to wreak havoc on Russia's Black Sea fleet, damaging or destroying a number of ...

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: The French ship's insistence on staying away from shore may have seemed strange to anyone watching the encounter, but to those on board, it was ...