Yaroslav Simkiv has played the trumpet for over 50 years and is a recognizable figure in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

Fifty years ago, the pop superstars ABBA donated all proceeds from the song “Chiquitita” to UNICEF for eternity. The song is still making money, and that money is now being spent exclusively in ...

The civil war in Sudan has been raging for nearly two years and has displaced an estimated 12 million people. Now, there are reports that the breakaway military faction, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ...

A public works project to build a dam to protect the Klabava River was delayed for seven years. Then, beavers stepped in. The World’s Carolyn Beeler explains the story.

When it opened in 1992 on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, the Zu Lai temple was the first of its kind in the region. After a major expansion, it now occupies more than 100,000 square feet and is ...

Denmark is taking a wrecking ball to people’s homes in neighborhoods where the government says residents don’t share “Danish values.” A law that came into effect six years ago allows the demolition of ...

Washington says it is ready to start peace talks to end the war in Ukraine “immediately.” But it’s also undercut Kyiv’s negotiation room, saying it has ruled out NATO membership for the ally. The ...

The cost of flights from France will rise next month when the government more than doubles its “solidarity tax” on tickets. The tax of flights on private jets will also increase. Host Carolyn Beeler ...

The closest piece of US soil to Asia is the island of Guam. It’s only 2,000 miles from China’s coast and, for that reason, Guam is covered in US military bases and taking on more. The Marine Corps is ...

The border between neighbors Afghanistan and Pakistan is seeing a rising amount of violence the past few months. Bombings, cross-border shooting and killings have become common as Pakistan’s ...

A Russian man convicted of money laundering is part of the prisoner exchange that freed American Marc Fogel on Tuesday, anonymous officials tell The Associated Press. The deal between the US and ...

As the US increases deportation flights to crack down on illegal immigration, some Latin American nations are complaining ...