The World: Latest Stories

One of the child actors who was the butt of a joke about Asians at the Oscars told us how it felt. And the Internet reacted.

The years of armed conflict across the Middle East — from Syria to Iraq to Afghanistan — have wrecked havoc on the antiquities that remain in what is considered the cradle of civilization. But here's one way their memory is being preserved.

It's been about week since the start of a fragile "ceasefire" in Syria. Reporter Rasha Elass spoke with a Syrian woman named Zein who lives in a rebel-held part of Aleppo. Zein says that people are coming out of their shelters to get food and demonstrate. But she says they're preparing for renewed bombardment.

You can get Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme in India now, but with distinctly Indian flavors

Should you travel to Latin America with the Zika virus raging? Should you buy mosquito netting now. Science writer Karen Weintraub answers frequently asked questions.

Art can imitate life, but can it represent an identity?

The world is watching the US presidential election process, and not just to see if a billionaire real estate tycoon can win the White House. The future of international climate change policy hangs in the balance.

The Supreme Court must decide on the constitutionality of a restrictive Texas abortion law but an abortion rights activist says it's already intruded on Latinas' access to abortion in Texas.

Lebanon's own civil war ended more than 25 years ago, but thousands of people are still missing. Their families think they may still be alive in Syrian prisons.

A growing number of British Asian families are hiring detectives to check on potential spouses. But does "honeytrapping" cross the line?

"Here's what I know," the 2012 GOP presidential nominee says. "Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University."

English speakers may not realize it, but the world is full of people who speak more than one language. A couple of recent studies show that we begin to develop our ear for language — or languages — long before we learn to speak.

Whether you grew up speaking one or more languages, chances are you picked your first cues in utero. Scientists are learning much more about those early moments of language acquisition.

Yes, people ask Americans abroad about Donald Trump. But there are also questions about our "complicated" electoral process.

In Mexico, where so many have relatives in the US or have lived there themselves, many see the presidential election as one that can "shape our future."

Five missing booksellers from Hong Kong have re-surfaced after months in the twilight zone. They appeared on Chinese TV this week as "guests" of China's judicial system. Their crime appears to have been selling books that allege misdeeds by China's elite.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly told his congressional colleagues that they will drop the GOP presidential frontrunner “like a hot rock.” It's gotten serious now.

Mateo Kingman grew up in a small town deep in the Amazon. He didn't know the depth of his connection to the jungle until it moved to the city, where music helped him cope.

Experts who study America's extremist white supremacist groups say there's clear evidence that many of them are supporting Donald Trump's candidacy for the presidency, drawn to him by his rhetoric on illegal immigration and Muslims.

Th US is stepping up its game against Boko Haram in central Africa with drone surveillance and intelligence gathering. Airbase 301 is up and running in northern Cameroon.

Reporter Anna Therese Day and her camera crew were held in Bahrain for 48 hours. They were released after a back and forth between the US and Bahrain government.

Few Syria-watchers thought the partial truce would be so effective. Even fewer have a clear idea of whether the truce is the start of a true ceasefire.

ll parties in Germany get financial aid from the government when they reach a certain threshold, and some accuse the National Democratic Party of being neo-Nazis. Germany is attempting to ban the party accused of stoking hostility towards immigrants and Jews.

Starbucks announced this week that it will open its first store in Italy, in Milan in 2017. More will follow if the first is a success.

Not every criminal gang is content with traditional targets. This week, a jury in Britain convicted thirteen members of the so-called ‘Dead Zoo Gang’ of involvement in a series of highly specialised robberies, with targets including rhino horns, museum treasures and Chinese antiquities.

Skateboarding went mainstream in the United States long ago. But in Cuba, it remains a counterculture activity. Especially for women.

The end of sanctions on Iran is giving rise to a fledgling tech startup scene. The folks at TechRasa in Tehran want to be at the center of it.

France has its own issues with a lack of diversity in films and movie awards. But those who are trying to compile statistics on racial and ethnic representation in France face another problem. It's taboo to even collect those kinds of numbers in France.

Six months to go until the 2016 Rio Olympics. How close is Brazil on fulfilling the promises made to attract the event?

”If any future president wants CIA to waterboard anybody, he better bring his own bucket.” That’s the view of Michael Hayden, responding to comments from Republican presidential contender Donald Trump. Hayden was one of the key players in America's war on terror. He was head of the NSA on 911 and later head of the CIA.

French officials have begun dismantling a portion of a large migrant camp in the port city of Calais. Authorities were forced to put out a fire at a makeshift shelter and riot police were on hand after migrants began throwing stones inside the camp known as the Jungle. The government plans to relocate migrants to reception centers.

Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem was once nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. But since October, Jewish and Palestinian women are both avoiding its shared maternity ward.

The weather pattern known as El Niño has brought some much-needed rain and snow to the parched California landscape. Still, water experts caution, California should prepare for an extended period of drought conditions.

This is a story that gets to the bottom of edible underwear (see what we did there?). Read ahead. It's good. We promise.

We've all been there: heading to the mall or the theater or dinner, and it ends up taking longer to find a parking space than it did to get there in the first place. This isn't just frustrating; it turns out all these cars driving in circles are bad for the climate, and bad for the air we breathe.

If you’ve ever turned your dial away from public radio, you have very likely heard Delilah. The self-proclaimed “queen of sappy love songs,” and a powerhouse DJ airs on commercial radio stations across the country.

Vienna valued music; it got Mozart. We value technology; we got Mark Zuckerberg. Author Eric Weiner explains how place and culture shape the rise of geniuses.

"Sex in the Sea" looks at some clever and unusual reproductive strategies unique to sea-dwellers and explains why understanding them is critical for maintaining a healthy ocean ecosystem.

"I really think change is coming."

Brazilian sailor Isabel Swan just found out she's a torch bearer for the Olympics in Rio this summer. She's also been heading up efforts to clean up Guanabara Bay's polluted waters ahead of the Games.

The winner of the 2016 presidential election will have a significant impact on people who live outside the US. But all they can do is watch, and wonder.

Twenty years ago, videographer Anne Bailey traveled to Sweden to become a Lindy Hop star. She didn't make it — but recently she got to get her hop on with Rio's Lindy Hoppers.

Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay has become so polluted that catching fish is all but impossible.

Most people already know that Justice Antonin Scalia died earlier this month while a guest at a ranch in Texas. What's less known is that many of the other guests at this ranch belonged to a secretive, ancient aristocratic society.

Iranian folk-rockers from the band Pallett have attracted a huge following in their home country. Interestingly, their music includes a heavy dose of klezmer, a musical tradition from eastern European Jews.

Forty percent of Brazil's homes lack access to any kind of sewer system. Public health workers are afraid to go to crime-ridden neighborhoods. Activists in the country's poorest areas say both investment and mindsets have to change to tackle a public health crisis.

Little Murtaza Ahmadi's picture went viral a couple of weeks ago. A huge Lionel Messi fan, Murtaza was sporting a homemade Argentina soccer team jersey because his family could not afford one. Today, Murtaza is a proud owner of the real thing.