Before the fall of the iron curtain, the communist bloc in Europe, with the exception of Romania, held surprisingly liberal abortion...

On January 11, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia’s first female president in a close 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent vote against...

As the economies of Europe plunge into chaos over plummeting oil prices and a certain recurring Greek tragedy, the heavily sanctioned...

On January 5, Bangladesh celebrated the first anniversary of the 2014 general election. The election resulted in victory for incumbent...

ABC’s Bob Woodruff is one of the few American journalists who has been allowed inside North Korean borders. He has been to the country a...

Paul Gosar, a Republican congressman from Arizona, recently got into trouble for calling Native American tribes “wards of the federal...

Certain moments in history transcend the time and place at which they occur: think the fall of the Berlin Wall, or the release of Nelson...

December 17, 2014: the day President Obama ended the 53-year suspension of diplomatic relations with Cuba, that tiny Caribbean island of...

Civilians in Mexico and the United States have taken to the streets in recent weeks, protesting injustice and demanding reform On...

There are few gay male icons to look up to on the global political stage. But on November 6, the small, yet trailblazing group of gay...

Of all the countries affected by the Arab Spring, Tunisia has long been lauded as the movement’s one success. When Mohammed Bouazizi, a...

A farewell party was thrown for James Kidney in March of this year to celebrate a lengthy career for the Securities and Exchange...

Last month, a group of nations led by the United States agreed to extend important negotiations with Iran regarding its nuclear program....

By many accounts, 2014 was a year of unprecedented economic growth. In the second quarter of this year the GDP grew by 4.6 percent, in...

This year, Cuba hosted the 24th annual International Ballet Festival, which attracted talented dancers from around the world. Media...

In the 2014 fiscal year, the United States allotted one-hundredth of one percent of its discretionary spending to the arts, at a little...

SOMA, a bastion of contemporary, didactic art and subversive film, is an independent art gallery, coined ‘residencia,’ in the...

In just the last year, there has been a 117 percent increase in the number of unaccompanied children under 12 apprehended while...

‘‘Here’s how to tell if your company is a philanthropic hypocrite,” the Guardian’s Suzanne McGee fumed in early October, following news...

There is something rotten in the seas of Sweden. An unidentified swimming object was confirmed mid-November, nearly a month after Swedish...