When geologists from De Beers discovered diamonds in Botswana, it transformed the country for the better. De Beers says it has the strictest standards in the industry, and diamonds from Botswana are ...

Ratan Tata, the former head of the Tata conglomerate in India, has passed away this week at the age of 86. He was famous globally for the success of the Tata Group, which fell under his leadership for ...

Iranians have been on edge, waiting for retaliation ever since Tehran attacked Israel with waves of ballistic missiles. Officials in Israel have hinted they might target Iran’s gas or oil ...

Assisted dying is illegal in Britain. But next week, a bill proposing that terminally ill adults with less than six months to live have the option to end their lives early with medical assistance, is ...

Free market economist Javier Milei was voted into office in Argentina last year to fix the high inflation rate and failing economy. But according to a recent report, since he came to power, 5 million ...

In the rainforest of the Yucatan Peninsula in southeastern Mexico, a huge piece of infrastructure is close to completion. The first phase of the Maya Train began operating last December. But very soon ...

This week, Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard told a business forum that when it comes to trade battles between the US and China, Mexico will “mobilize all legitimate interests in favor of North ...

According to new research, there is a cap on human life expectancy. As The World’s Sarah Birnbaum explains, advances in life-prolonging medicine and technology are not yielding a significant increase ...

The wrinkles on the trunks of elephants are not a result of aging. They develop in utero.  And scientists have now discovered it is possible to determine an elephant’s “trunkedness” (kind of like ...

In the aftermath of the 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, photographer Rania Matar captured images of families whose homes were destroyed. Among her photos was one of a little girl she named Barbie ...

The FBI arrested an Afghan national named Ahmad Tawhedi on Monday, alleging that he planned to carry out an Election Day terror attack in or near Oklahoma City. Tawhedi has indicated an allegiance to ...

Officials in Cameroon say there’s no need to worry over the whereabouts or health of President Paul Biya. But the 91-year-old leader was last seen in public a month ago, and has missed high-level ...