Syria’s anti-government rebels launched a massive offensive last week, taking most observers by surprise and gaining control ...

Japan’s government says keeping older folks in the workforce is one way it hopes to bolster its economy as the working-age population decreases. Municipal job centers host job fairs for older people, ...

Erosion, rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms pose significant threats to the integrity of historic sites in Scotland. The castles and monuments are deteriorating faster as the effects of ...

Syria’s anti-government rebels launched a massive offensive last week against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The offensive took most observers by surprise — especially as the rebels took ...

Russia’s presidential election last spring gave President Vladimir Putin a fifth term in office and mostly overshadowed many other Russian political stories. But this fall, Russia held another set of ...

So far, some two dozen kids in South Africa have died after eating tainted food from some of the country’s small convenience stores, known as “spazas.” The government has declared the crisis a ...

In the country of Georgia, protesters take to the streets night after night, in a new grassroots uproar over the ruling party’s decision to suspend talks to join the EU. Giorgi Lomsadze, a freelance ...

Orcas have been spotted off the west coast of North America, balancing salmon on their heads. The phenomenon, first observed in 1987, is a bit of a mystery. But after a long absence, they’re bringing ...

Today, Hong Kong launched its “PANDA GO! FEST HK” festival. There are 2,500 panda statues made of recycled rubber barrels that will be displayed at several sites throughout the city over the course of ...

The president of the International Criminal Court lashed out at the United States and Russia for interfering with its investigations, calling attacks on the court “appalling.”  Host Marco Werman has ...

A gathering of more than 200 nations that convened to reach a landmark agreement on ending plastic pollution broke down on Monday without achieving its goal. The talks in Busan, South Korea, collapsed ...

France’s prime minister is facing a no-confidence vote after pushing through a controversial budget. Prime Minister Michel Barnier bypassed parliament to enact a budget, saying it was necessary for ...