Skateboarding is giving some Ethiopian girls a way to express themselves and have fun with friends they wouldn’t have made otherwise. It’s also letting them redefine their identity.

Maize is Africa’s most widely grown crop, but its vulnerability to climate change is derailing the continent’s efforts to end hunger. Now, startups and NGOs are looking for new ways to future-proof ...

A country’s increased happiness level is linked to a decrease in risk for early deaths due to chronic diseases once it reaches a certain threshold, a new study found.

Women’s marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich has been banned for three years after testing positive for a prohibited substance earlier this year, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced ...

An asylum-seeker sentenced to 12 months in a British prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl was mistakenly released Friday, prompting an urgent police search for a man whose case had ...

Researchers found over 200 cultural artifacts within nests of bearded vultures, with the oldest item to date — a woven sandal — estimated be from the 13th century.

British police have arrested an asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison on Friday while serving a 12-month sentence for sexual assault following a “fast-moving and complex” manhunt.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is on a state visit to neighboring Ethiopia despite being wanted for war crimes charges for his government's crackdown in Darfur. Al-Bashir met Tuesday with the ...

President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in his Tuesday speech to US service members on an aircraft carrier ...

What is bread? You likely don’t have to think for long, and whether you’re hungry for a slice of sourdough or craving some ...

The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. Make that make sense.

Anthony Zinni, the new U.S. envoy to the Middle East, has plenty of experience in dealing with rough international neighborhoods. The Bush Administration has tapped the former head of Persian Gulf ...