Rafik Hariri was a charismatic Lebanese prime minister who oversaw an era of relative economic and political stability until his assassination. Amal Mudallali was Rafik Hariri’s foreign policy adviser ...

Last week, a new Broadway musical, “Maybe Happy Ending,” opened to rave reviews. It’s an eccentric, endearing story, set in 2064, about two retired robots who fall in love. One of its authors, Hue ...

Rafik Hariri was a charismatic Lebanese prime minister who oversaw an era of relative economic and political stability until his assassination. His son, Saad Hariri, who was also a prime minister, ...

Chile’s biggest carnival is kicking off at full speed on Friday. As many as 150,000 people have traveled to the northern Chilean town of Arica to participate. But this is not your typical carnival.

On Sunday, many Russians will commemorate the one-year anniversary since the death of Alexei Navalny. Navalny was the most-prominent Russian opposition politician and a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin ...

Researchers have used a variety of techniques to learn how nine mummified bodies in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo smell. The scents, described as woody, spicy and sweet, revealed new details about ...

Sea turtles are incredible cute creatures that also know their way around a map, at least a magnetic “map” in the oceans they traverse through their lives. That’s according to new research published ...

Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Carol Hills catch you up on a few animal stories you might have missed. Tell us about your experience accessing The World We want to hear your feedback so we can keep ...

In an answer to rising antisemitism in Australia, lawmakers there passed tough anti-hate crime laws last week, with mandatory jail time for giving the Nazi salute in public. Incidents of antisemitism ...

A UK court heard a case brought against the international oil company Shell by communities in Nigeria’s Niger River Delta. The Ogoni people claim that decades of oil spills by Shell and its local ...

On Sunday, many Russians will commemorate the one-year anniversary since the death of Alexei Navalny, the most-prominent Russian opposition politician and a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin.