Since the end of the Korean War in the 1950s, South Korea provided an estimated 200,000 children for international adoptions.

The ceasefire which had halted fighting between Israel and Hamas for two months seems long ago and far away. On Wednesday, Israel announced a major expansion of its military advance in Gaza, vowing to ...

President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Iranian officials offering to hold talks about Iran’s nuclear program. Iran responded by saying it is willing to negotiate indirectly with the US. The two ...

A desiccated 110-year-old lemon and a talcum power case are among the tools of spycraft that are now on display at Britain’s National Archives. MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence agency collaborated ...

Far out in the South Pacific, there’s a tropical island called Bougainville. Its people are devoutly Catholic — with a twist. Many revere the Virgin Mary almost as much as her son, Jesus. Women are ...

After weeks of street demonstrations, supporters of jailed presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu are turning to economic pressure. Imamoglu’s opposition party has called for customers to avoid ...

A new release out this spring from Liberian-American singer-songwriter Mon Rovia focuses on his journey to finding empathy from grief, and making peace with the fact that he escaped Liberia’s civil ...

The final US soldier who went missing in Lithuania has been found dead after a weeklong search. His name has not yet been made public. The four soldiers went missing last week when their armored ...

Parisians have voted to close traffic on hundreds of streets in the city center and open them up to pedestrians, cyclists and new green spaces. The plan is part of Socialist Party Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s ...

A new decree in Italy is putting a damper on people of Italian descent seeking the dolce vita life. The decree, issued by the country’s foreign ministry, is banning people with Italian ...

Many species of animals and birds were injured and displaced by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred several weeks ago. Now, an effort ...

Author Jeanne Carstensen details a deadly shipwreck she witnessed through accounts from survivors and rescuers alike.