The World: Latest Stories

What’s on the horizon in biometric security, and how can we make the technology more secure?

Unlike Earth, the moon doesn’t have a magnetic field — but it did billions of years ago. What happened?

An English teacher in Spain might be responsible for convincing the Beatles to include lyrics in the liner notes on their albums.

The Cherokee Freedmen have long been fighting for citizenship in the Cherokee Nation.

After being pressured for years to submit to an arranged marriage, Pakistani graphic designer Nashra Balagamwala decided to turn her experiences into a board game.

A group founded by immigrants in wheelchairs battles Hurricane Harvey.

Carter Burwell teaches Kurt Andersen how to talk like a film composer.

Jenny Slate’s character Marcel the Shell is half an inch long. But she’s getting very big these days, starring in movies and TV and writing children’s books.

Why did one casting director say the team behind “Moonlight” deserves a Purple Heart for their work? We talk to the film's casting director Yesi Ramirez to find out.

One brave critic not only defends, but praises, “The Godfather: Part III”.

This week, the London Metropolitan Police announced they were reviving the investigation into the assassination of Naji al-Ali. Here’s how his legacy has endured.

It's been nearly two years since Mujtaba Haidar's family disappeared on a boat bound for Lesbos. He's still searching for them.

Soviets wanted to employ black actors to play black roles — a concept that America had yet to establish.

The impacts of Harvey are raising questions about what cities can do to prepare for flooding events. Dale Morris, who directs the Dutch government's water management efforts in the US, offers some advice.

Three employees trapped by Hurricane Harvey in a Houston bakery were consumed with worry about their families. So, they started baking and didn't stop.

There are fewer and fewer heroes left from World War II. We remember a French woman, a spy, Jeannie Rousseau, who passed away last week.

A former Pantsuit Nation group goes rogue, searching for a way to balance white feminism and inclusion.

The flooding brought back memories of 2005 when around 37 inches of rain fell on Mumbai in just 24 hours, killing more than 1,000 people.

The city of Thessaloniki has long struggled to come to terms with its Jewish history. But things are beginning to change under a new mayor.

There are no official estimates on damage yet, but thousands of acres of farmland are devastated and more than 1,200 people have been killed in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Now that Steve Bannon is out of White House, don't assume his influence or the impact of his worldview will wane.

Tropical Storm Harvey has led to unprecedented flooding in Texas, driving thousands out of their homes. In the Greater Houston area, some of those displaced by catastrophic flooding are finding refuge inside local mosques.

Libya is ground zero for Europe's migrant crisis. Thousands use it as a transit point because of the chaos there. But now the authorities in Libya are trying to get a handle on the migrants. Hundreds are being locked up prior to deportation. But conditions are terrible.

Over 600 people including ISIS fighters and their families were escorted from the Lebanon border by Syrian government forces. That angered the US, which launched airstrikes to block their path to a town near Iraq.

As the world tries to move away from fossil fuels and as more and more millions of people own smartphones or drive hybrid vehicles, the demand for battery power is soaring. So is the demand for lithium, the fundamental element in modern battery technology.

Pyongyang fired the missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean, in a major escalation that triggered global alarm and a furious response from Tokyo.

What's happening in Texas is part of a larger national debate about how local and state law enforcement policies can affect public safety.

Hours after a tweet from President Donald Trump insisting Mexicans pay for a border wall, Mexican officials offered aid to Harvey victims in the United States.

Producing, selling and using plastic bags is now illegal in Kenya. The East African nation joins 40 other countries worldwide in banning, partially banning or taxing single use plastic bags.

On Friday, ICE officials dropped 50 women and their children at a bus station, after their asylum applications were approved. But with Harvey approaching, bus routes were canceled, leaving the women and children stranded.

Young Chinese have grown up in a time of epic change, as China has become more prosperous and powerful, more urban, more educated, more connected with the world through technology, travel, television and more. Chinese have also become more connected with each other, with some 800 million of them online. And despite an ongoing government crackdown on free speech, especially dissent, and even the discussion of Western ideas such as democracy, human rights and rule of law, attitudes and expectations are radically different among young Chinese than for many previous generations in China, in ways that could affect not just China, but the world, in this century.

Scientists say warming ocean temperatures are a factor behind stronger storms and changing weather patterns in the South Pacific.

President Donald Trump had been hinting at clemency for Arpaio for over a week, and on Friday, the White House officially announced his pardon.

Humans evolved to sweat and it is a necessary mechanism, scientists say, especially for very young children.

Hungry for information? Then learn about the history of the American restaurant.

For the first time in the US, researchers have genetically edited human embryos. The technique could save lives, but faces an ethical and regulatory quagmire.

Curiosity seems to be a fundamental part of what makes humans tick, but where does it come from? Do we all have the same kind, or amount, of curiosity? What drives the inquisitive minds of people who can’t seem to stop asking questions about everything they encounter?

In June, a leaked National Security Agency report described Russian intelligence efforts to interfere with the US elections, targeting voter registration and local election officials. Now, people want to know: How secure are America’s elections from a cyber attack?

Earth's temperatures are rising, plastic trash is choking the oceans —and don't even think about trying to outrun a velociraptor.

Quebec's "La Muete" (Wolf Pack) group, started as an online effort to oppose Islamic extremism, but now it has shifted its focus to illegal immigration.

New policies toward transgender troops in the US Armed Forces take a hefty emotional and practical toll for soldiers and vets.

Do you think your dog is awesome? Trust us, your pooch has nothing on Tad and Sophie.

Scientists predict climate change will make hurricanes and tropical cyclones more frequent and intense. But past data make it hard to pinpoint exact links to specific storms.

A week after the attack in Barcelona, ISIS released a slick new video saying it wants to restore al-Andalus to the Muslim world. Al-Andalus was the word for Muslim-ruled areas of Spain and Portugal in the Middle Ages.

It took 10 years, but Tucson teachers feel validated by a judge's finding that an Arizona state law is racist toward Mexican American students.

Haitian migrants and others afraid of being deported from the US are crossing illegally into Québec in hopes of a better fate there. They're being welcomed in Montreal but it's uncertain how many of them will be able to stay in the country.

There's a crop of young, talented players from around the globe who are eager to make a mark.

ISIS militants are being squeezed out of their final strongholds in eastern Syria.

There’s been a measurable increase in hate crimes and hate speech in Poland since the far-right Law and Justice party came to power in 2015.

Jack Viertel gives a master class in American musical theater.