Natalia Lafourcade is touring the US this year and speaks to The World about immigration and protests and how they’re ...

Japan’s elections on Sunday saw the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party lose its longstanding majority, while a ...

Japan’s elections on Sunday saw the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party lose its longstanding majority, while a far-right nationalist party — founded on YouTube — gained ground. With an an ...

Kazakhstan has one of the world’s largest Uyghur populations, estimated at around 300,000 people, and they’ve lived freely there for centuries. This is compared to the community of Uyghurs in nearby ...

Upwards of 150 million lives have been saved by global vaccination drives since the mid-1970s. But now, vaccine rates are stalling and, in some places, they’re in decline. Professor Peter Hotez, ...

An Irish man, Ken Hopkins, was known as “the accordion man” — a moniker that reflected his status among squeezebox aficionados. That’s because his life was defined by the instrument — as a player, ...

China began construction this weekend on what is expected to be the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. The project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet is controversial, as it could disrupt a ...

Brother Ali hit fame for his hard-hitting critique of racism and inequality in the US. His rap songs mix the political with the personal. Today, the rapper is in Istanbul on a spiritual journey as a ...

The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Istanbul-based journalist Ruth Michaelson about unrest in Syria amid clashes ...

A Chinese university has expelled a female student over her allegedly dating a foreigner. The move has sparked debate on Chinese social media about gender bias and nationalism. Also, the death of a ...

Felix Baumgartner rose to fame in 2012 after becoming the first person to skydive through the stratosphere, breaking the sound barrier with nothing but his body. Yesterday, he died in a paragliding ...

When you call a 1-800 number, you’ll often end up speaking to someone in the Philippines. Call centers are a huge part of the country’s economy, employing more than a million people. In recent years, ...