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 ...

If you can prove you have a Canadian ancestor —.even several generations back — you may now be eligible for Canadian citizenship. That’s thanks to a new law passed in Ottawa that removes the ...

Last year, Russia made slow but steady gains on the front line in eastern Ukraine. But now, effective deployment of Ukrainian drones, along with a host of other factors, have slowed the progress of ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is a man on a mission: traveling across the world in the way the earliest humans out of Africa did. Lately, he’s been hiking and paddling along Alaska’s ...

Pakistan is in the middle of a solar power revolution. Over the past five years, the percentage of electricity generated from solar panels jumped from 2% to nearly 25%. Almost all of that growth has ...

Today, the world celebrates one of the most popular — and arguably most delicious — of foods: hummus. The World’s Aaron Schachter takes a brief look at what makes the creamy — or not so creamy — dip a ...

Professional rakugo storytellers all over Japan practice an art form dating back to the 14th century. One such performer is Katsura Sunshine, a white man from Canada, who fell in love with it, and who ...

The UN Security Council’s newly approved Gaza peace plan is being hailed as “a lifeline” for Palestinians in Gaza. It calls for an International Stabilization Force to enter, demilitarize and govern ...

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

On a busy afternoon in downtown Caracas, among government ministries and faded political murals, a smaller building stands out. Its exterior walls are painted with images of Hugo Chávez, the late ...

In a fit of excitement, Hungary’s incoming health minister danced wildly at the victory party for the country’s new Prime Minister Péter Magyar. As Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain, he ...