The Arab world’s population has reached 501 million, making it the third most populous region globally after China and India, according to figures released Monday by Jordan’s Higher Population Council ...

The island gained international notoriety following a 2004 sexual assault trial that exposed a widespread history of ...

Sanae Takaichi has made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister. However, this was hardly a win for feminist or progressive politics. Takaichi is a right-wing ultraconservative whose ...

If you want to escape the crowds of Orlando and Miami, there are plenty of Florida college towns that offer history, culture, ...

Russia’s population has fallen from 147.6 million in 1990 — the year before the USSR collapsed — to 146.1 million this year, ...

Previously known as New Amsterdam and formerly in the hands of the Dutch, in 1664 the settlement, now known as New York, ...

Reaching participants through retail pharmacies, the study speaks to how much VHD goes underrecognized—with a few surprises.

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

Hurricane Melissa will make landfall in southern Jamaica less than 24 hours from now, and it is likely to be the most ...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s exceptional strength and slow pace could make it more destructive than Hurricane Gilbert, ...

I was in Malibu, California, last winter at Mohan Anand’s opulent mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Mohan Anand is an ...