With fighting in Iran and Lebanon taking over public consciousness, the crisis in Gaza has fallen somewhat out of focus for ...

As the Trump administration expands sanctions on Cuba to pressure regime change, one of its targets is GAESA, the military-run business empire behind hotels, dollar stores, banks and other key sources ...

Patrice Lumumba, the first elected leader of independent Congo (today Democratic Republic of Congo) was assassinated in 1961. His family has spent years trying to bring the perpetrators of his killing ...

In Kano, ancient leather tanneries and centuries-old dye pits are under threat from synthetic fabrics. Meanwhile, Nigerian ...

Norway stands to make $78 billion this year from its oil and gas sales as the costs of the commodities continue to rise ...

The musical style known as cumbia had at its root a single powerful ambassador: Totó la Momposina. The Colombian artist has died at the age of 85. As we hear from Co-hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn ...

Afghans are among the largest group of people seeking asylum in Europe. Now, the European Commission says it plans to hold talks with the Taliban in Brussels about deporting some Afghans back home.

For many in the Indian diaspora, visiting the motherland is usually an annual pilgrimage for the whole family. So, when New York resident Sonya Vai got the chance to travel to her parent’s home ...

Sudan’s civil war has triggered what many describe as the world’s largest humanitarian disaster. It’s a crisis that remains ...

Dramatic cuts to science research grants have particularly affected rare disease research. But some of the people most ...

Every four years, there are those in the US who joke about leaving the country if their pick for president loses. Last year, it seems that record numbers of Americans did leave the “land of ...

Cairo’s historic downtown was on the decline for years, with office towers crowding out long-term residents. But now, the area is experiencing a renaissance. Gen Z creators are re-discovering it. But ...