They are targeting our existence,” Manal Tamimi — a Palestinian activist in the Israeli-occupied West Bank — recently told The Associated Press. She was referring to extremist Jewish settlers who’ve ...

Acclaimed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi’s latest thriller, “It Was Just an Accident,” clinched this year’s Palme d’Or award. This week, Tehran charged Panahi with creating propaganda against the ...

The UK has long sent its soldiers for training at a military base in central Kenya. But relations with the local communities near the facility have been uneasy for some time. Now, a two-year-long ...

China now produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s electric cars, and no city embodies that dominance more than Shenzhen, home to industry giant BYD. Once known as “The World’s Factory,” the city ...

There are millions of sloths in Costa Rica. But with high levels of deforestation over the past few decades and increasing contact with humans, the population is taking a hit. While no official stats ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on Thursday to meet with his counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Stepping off the plane, it was all hugs and handshakes between the two leaders ...

Taiwan has a new envoy to Finland, and he is also the lead singer of a renowned Taiwanese heavy metal band. After months of trying to set up cultural exchanges that drew little to no interest, Freddy ...

A Ukrainian mother and volunteer joins a convoy of donated ambulances bound for the front lines in Ukraine — part of a ...

Board games are very popular among retirees in South Korea. Especially janggi and paduk, also known as Go. You’ll often see heated matches going on in public parks. But now, there’s one less place for ...

In India this week, a government smartphone app called Sanchar Saathi sparked a big debate around government access to peoples’ phones. A leaked government directive would require smartphone companies ...

Chinese authorities are working to transform the Pearl River Delta, the most populous region on Earth, into a powerful economic super-metropolis. The initiative seeks to connect nearly a dozen cities, ...