Kenya is a powerhouse when it comes to geothermal energy. The country generates about half of its electricity by harnessing ...

This Fourth of July marks 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Although a defining moment for the ...

The Iranian author Marjane Satrapi has died at the age of 56. She was famous for her graphic novel “Persepolis,” which ...

Today marks 37 years since Chinese troops opened fire on peaceful protestors in Tiananmen Square. For three decades after the ...

Today marks 37 years since Chinese troops opened fire on peaceful protestors in Tiananmen Square. But in Hong Kong, even ...

The ongoing bloodshed between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon almost hit a pause, when the two sides announced a ceasefire ...

The US, Canada and Australia all have sports they call football, and they’re not “the beautiful game” that’s soon to get ...

Over the weekend, Japan’s crown prince and others released eight crested ibises in north-central Japan. It was the first time ...

Ahead of the World Cup, Mexico City has turned the axolotl into a kind of unofficial mascot. The smiling salamander now ...

Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned to Norway, six months after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize ...

Alex Saab, one of ousted President Nicolás Maduro’s most important fixers, is back in US custody for the second time. His ...

For the past three years, Nicaraguan authorities have held Brooklyn Rivera, the country’s most prominent Indigenous leader, ...