The Gallic rooster is a symbol of French pride. It became a sign of freedom during the French Revolution and still represents ...

Rachid Mekhloufi, a star of French football who became a symbol of the Algerian fight for independence, has died aged 88, ...

Mekhloufi quit Saint-Etienne and the French national team in 1958, missing out on a chance to play at the World Cup, to play ...

The ultimate symbol of grace, strength, and beauty, India’s national animal is the Bengal Tiger. It is a magnificent animal with dense orange fur and black stripes. These tigers are commonly ...

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau says a giant “Free Palestine” banner unveiled before Paris Saint-Germain’s ...

This story appears in the January 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. The eagle is a national symbol, not just for Americans, but for Germans like me and many other people too ...

France contributed the upraised right arm ... They embraced and invented cherished national symbols. And yet today, many who profess to believe in human equality and social justice seem to have ...

Gifted to the United States by France in 1886, the Statue of Liberty ... to replace or reject the American flag as a revered ...

most countries have one or more plant and animal species that they designate as national symbols. The national animal of China, for example, is the giant panda, a nation-wide source of pride and ...

He said that he would give clear rules at the national level before schools ... Dominique Schnapper on state secularism in France The debate on Islamic symbols has intensified since a Chechen ...

Maine's governor was given France’s highest honor for her efforts to promote the French language and culture in Maine.