Last week, musicians from around the world gathered in Texas for the South by Southwest film and music festival. Perhaps…
A leading American supporter of a method to prevent overfishing has won a major environmental prize. Jane Lubchenco served as head of the…
A United Nations committee is calling on some African countries to change their laws so police can cross national borders…
Nigeria is holding elections Saturday following two years of political unrest. Voters will elect both a president and parliament. The…
The United States has almost a fourth of the world's prison population -- more than two million people, to be…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is making plans for a state visit to the United States. Mr. Abe will travel to Washington…
Recycling, or re-using, metals is much less costly than making them from raw materials in the Earth, called "ore." But…
Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew died early Monday. He was 91 years old. Mr. Lee was Singapore’s leader…
Thousands of delegates from around the world gathered this month in northeast Japan for a United Nations conference on disaster…
The writers of a new book about the Islamic State group say it is using technology developed by an American…
A South African technology expert says huge numbers of book readers in his country are using electronic reading devices. He…
Some observers say Germany has the makings of a world power. They note the German government's lead in trying to…
A new report describes abuses suffered by North Koreans who are sent to work outside the country. A South Korean…
Destroying important cultural artifacts in the name of religion is not new. Protestants destroyed statues they considered idolatrous, or against their Christian faith…
The United States ambassador to South Korea continues to recover from a knife attack. Mark Lippert was released from a…