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 ...

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.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an emergency in response to an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 300 cases are suspected and nearly 100 people have died. The ...

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 ...

Pakistan is in the middle of a solar power revolution. Over the past five years, the percentage of electricity generated from ...

Chris Martin, of Coldplay, made a big announcement today along with Elmo and some of the other muppets. For the first time ever, there will be a half-time show at the World Cup final in New Jersey.

Senior citizens in Asia have long been known for their fitness routines. Taiwan is no different. The government there has been extolling the health benefits of exercise for the elderly. Two ...

It’s not often we get to hear music written and recorded in Antarctica. But that’s what musician Kyra Sims was able to do on her French horn, while on an expedition with Antarctic scientists and ...

As tensions over immigration reach a crisis point in South Africa, the Nigerian government has even offered to repatriate its ...

Russia’s annual Victory Day Parade this weekend is expected to lack the usual show of ballistic missiles and tanks. Meanwhile ...