An increasing number of elderly people in Japan are a part of the workforce. Some are looking for a sense of purpose, while ...

The US State Department’s top Middle East envoy, Barbara Leaf, arrived in Damascus today for meetings with Syria’s new ...

North Korea's decision to deploy troops to the Kursk region of Russia was seen as an escalation of the conflict. It was said ...

A growing number of countries repressing dissidents beyond their own borders includes a NATO ally of the US: Turkey. A ...

Canada has long been an attractive option for international students. It’s seen as a safe and generally non-discriminatory ...

Dylan went to the Philippines for what he thought would be a great Chinese Lunar New Year vacation. Then he found himself ...

In language-divided Belgium, it’s cause for complaint when a train conductor greets a Flemish passenger in both Dutch and French, despite being in a non-French speaking region. That’s what happened on ...

As the strategic map of the Middle East is reshaped by Hezbollah’s fall from power in Lebanon and the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the US is pushing hard for a diplomatic solution in the Gaza ...

Local authorities in Mexico City are sponsoring what they call “the largest mural project in the world,” an initiative to recover public spaces where abandonment has led to safety concerns. The ...

Turkish Americans from Kansas City bake an enormous batch of a Middle Eastern sweet to share with people from different cultures and faiths across the city. This year, Laura Ziegler of KCUR joined ...

US officials say Russia has deployed some 8,000 North Koreans in the Kursk region, the border area where Ukrainian forces ...

In many countries, cars are more expensive now than in recent years, thanks to global inflation. But nowhere on earth are vehicles as pricey as in Singapore, where even white-collar workers might pay ...