Nearly 100 protesters were arrested during a demonstration Monday calling on Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Sen.

Rising oil prices in Haiti, caused by the conflict in Iran, are deepening a humanitarian crisis. Millions face hunger and poverty as transportation costs soar.

Children are among the biggest victims of the expanding Middle East war, facing death, displacement, trauma, and in some ...

Set against the fading spring ritual of Gongul in Kashmir, this story traces how land once sanctified by Sufi teachings and ...

IOL visits Imizamo Yethu, Gugulethu and Vissershok after a damning City of Cape Town audit report flags years of failures in ...

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of April 19-25 include actor-singer-director Barbra Streisand, wrestler-turned-actor John Cena and singer-TV personality Kelly Clarkson. Actor Kate ...

When Zhen Li, 65, was working 24-hour shifts as a home care worker, her weight dropped to 110 pounds. Li worked four 24-hour ...

Myanmar’s generals have brutalized the country for decades. But they have come to dread garlands as a sign of resistance.

At around 2:30 a.m. on March 2, the first explosions shattered the quiet of the capital. Powerful airstrikes struck Beirut's southern suburbs, sending shockwaves across the city. Residents woke to the ...

Fifteen residents of Tehran said in telephone interviews and text messages that the capital was weathering heavy bombardment.

Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak and Djimon Hounsou talk fighting sharks in Thrash, Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping and ...

SEADRIFT — On the 19th day of her hunger strike, environmental activist Diane Wilson remained outside the Dow facility, continuing her protest against the company’s environmental practices and ...