Bombing refers to illegally releasing wildlife into nature, to restore its presence. In Spain, two decades ago, someone let 18 beavers free in the Ebro river. Today, about 2,000 of the sharp-toothed ...

The United States has be a nation for 250 years. But it’s democratic roots go back much further, to ancient Greece. The new documentary “Athens: Birth of Democracy” looks at the time when democracy ...

The US Navy says it is now providing “guidance” to commercial shipping vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. But retired Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, now senior director of The Foundation for ...

Anti-immigrant sentiment has surged in South Africa, leading to harassment, threats against businesses and sporadic attacks, particularly against Ghanaians and Nigerians in the country. The Nigerian ...

Historically, the cars made in China have been small. But at this year’s Beijing Auto Show, it was all about SUVs. Unlike their American competitors, however, these big Chinese cars aren’t gas ...

The US Navy says it is now providing “guidance” to commercial shipping vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. But because of the strait’s geographical constraints, protecting vessels from threats will ...

Late last month, the UN passed a resolution urging reparations for slavery’s “historical wrongs.” This is the latest — and most dramatic — moment in an ongoing and global process of historical ...

The capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, has its own classical orchestra, known best as the Kinshasa Orchestra, or the Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste. Sometimes, all it takes is a ...

Long waits, crowded clinics and gaps in access are pushing many Mexicans out of the public health system. Now, the government ...

Saturday will mark 15 years to the day that Osama Bin Laden was killed inside a compound in Pakistan during a targeted nighttime raid by US Navy SEALs. It was the culmination of a decade-long manhunt ...

Colombia’s government has announced a controversial plan to kill dozens of hippos that are roaming freely in one of the country’s most fertile areas. But the animals have become a beloved tourist ...

This week, US prosecutors indicted the sitting governor of Sinaloa state and nine others, alleging ties to the Sinaloa Cartel. The case is already raising difficult questions — not just about the ...