In Rio de Janeiro, bold swimmers have been discouraged from diving into the cold ocean. In Sao Paulo, authorities have opened up subway stations to accommodate homeless people. Brazil’s south and … more

Few actors know more about capturing the attention of the global audience than Korean star Lee Jung-jae of Netflix's “Squid Game.” Lee is now at the Cannes Film Festival to further extend his … more

The U.N. is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months. Two U.N. agencies are citing the impacts of war in Ukraine, the coronavirus … more

As more cases of monkeypox are detected in Europe and North America, scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks in Africa say they are baffled by the unusual disease's spread in the West. Cases … more

The United Nations’ top human rights official will visit China next week on a trip that will take her to the Xinjiang region, where rights groups and some Western governments allege the Chinese … more

Norwegian police say a suspect is in custody after three people were wounded with a sharp object, one critically. Police at first said it was a random attack, but later clarified that there was “a … more

Stephanie Kirchner’s journey to work has got longer but, she says, cheaper: she has left her SUV at home and switched to real horse power. The stud farm owner and horse trainer  says she decided … more

The explosions started in the middle of the night, shaking the house to its foundations. Roof timbers splintered and windows shattered, sending shards of glass hurtling above three sleeping children … more

German police say they have detained a suspect in connection with an attack at a high school in the northern city of Bremerhaven in which one person was injured. Police said the incident happened … more

Dozens of prominent conservatives from Europe, the United States and elsewhere have gathered in Hungary as the American Conservative Political Action Conference, better known as CPAC, is taking place … more