Curators at the National Museum of World Culture in Sweden recently invited a group of Zambian women to help understand the meaning of some ancient artifacts and the communities that used them. Samba ...

The civil war raging between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces took a turn this week, when the RSF and its allies announced the formation of a parallel government in Darfur.

The Dutch city of Rotterdam is home to some of the lowest lying areas in the country, with some neighborhoods more than 20 feet below sea level. As climate change raises the risks of increased storms ...

Shinrin-yoku is a Shinto spiritual practice of nature-immersive meditation, also known as forest bathing. It’s an ancient practice from Japan that’s been gaining new traction around the world. This ...

On Monday, a court in Colombia convicted former President Álvaro Uribe on witness tampering charges. To some Colombians, Uribe is a national hero who walked the country back from the edge of collapse, ...

Military leaders from Thailand and Cambodia say they’re stepping back from the brink. A border conflict erupted last week. It quickly displaced tens of thousands of civilians and killed at least three ...

A court in Colombia has convicted former President Álvaro Uribe on witness tampering charges. To some Colombians, Uribe is a ...

In recent years, Brazil has become the world’s top consumer of shark meat. That’s because of a law that requires fishermen who catch sharks to bring the entire animal to port — not just the fins, like ...

Since Spain became a democracy in 1978, governments of all stripes have gotten themselves mired in high-level corruption scandals. But this year has been a doozy, with Spain’s two main political ...

Russia’s largest airline is beginning to recover from a major cyberattack that forced dozens of flight cancellations on Monday. With Ukrainian and pro-Ukrainian hackers taking credit for the attack, ...

The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan said today that another 12 to 15 years of prep work is needed before they can start removing debris from the Number 3 reactor. At least 880 ...

Forest bathing dates back to ancient Japanese Shinto and Buddhist beliefs that spirits inhabit natural elements, which can ...