Sednaya prison in Damascus was once synonymous with death and disappearance. Yet over the past week, thousands of families ...

In recent months, Russian forces have been advancing in eastern Ukraine at the fastest pace since the early days of the ...

Syrians waited in long queues at border gates in southern Turkey this week, preparing to return to their homeland. With a ...

Emerging research pinpoints the exact time when Neanderthals and Homo sapiens began interbreeding to 47 years ago. That interbreeding left a genetic marker on modern human beings. Host Carol Hill ...

If you’re unfamiliar with the science around “mirror life”, well, welcome to the club. But this somewhat obscure field of research is coming under new scrutiny. Because a new study says that “mirror ...

An Iranian singer was hailed as a hero by supporters on Thursday but faced prosecution after giving an online concert without wearing a head covering — the hijab — in defiance of the Islamic dress ...

In recent months, Russian forces have been advancing in eastern Ukraine at the fastest pace since the early days of the full-scale invasion in 2022. Russia and Ukraine are seeing high casualty rates, ...

International college students — and their schools in the US — are bracing for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.

South Korea’s president says he’ll “fight to the end.” But he’s facing calls from all sides to resign. And the opposition says it plans to move on a second impeachment measure. We have the latest from ...

Tinariwen is a Tuareg music collective from the Sahara Desert that fuses American blues with Tuareg and African folk styles. Their new album, “Idrache (Traces of the Past)” came out last month. Carol ...

The Assad regime is over. But the work Syria needs to do to rebuild from years of war and destruction will cost billions of dollars. The World’s Omar Duwaji discusses the likelihood of sanctions ...

International college students — and their schools in the US — are bracing for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. College administrators insist foreign students are welcome on campus. But as ...