Why tens of thousands of Congolese refugees who fled to Uganda refuse to return to Congo, now that the fighting has ceased.
A Central Asian river valley where marijuana is harvested ‘au naturel.’
The Giro di Padania race got ugly in Italy when protesters blocked the cyclists’ path.
Japan’s pop-punk girl group, Shonen Knife, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a tribute to its favorite group, the Ramones.
A bomb outside the Indian High Court in the capital Delhi has killed 11 people and injured at least 60.
Why Libya’s oil wealth could be detrimental to a democratic future for the country.
Five years ago, parts of downtown Kabul resembled a slum, but now the scene is different.
The city of Istanbul has mandated restaurants to remove their outdoor tables.
Huda Naccache is a Christian Arab woman from Nazareth and will be the first to appear on a cover of a magazine, wearing only a tiny bikini. The World’s Matthew Bell reports.
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for September 6, 2011. Artists featured are: Ante Rem, Moriba Koita, 2raumwohnung, TJ Rhemi.
A Pakistani-American family living in Karachi reflects on how 9/11 changed their world forever.
A Hebrew immersion charter school in New York has attracted students from a diversity of backgrounds. But some educators worry that schools like this one are too narrow in their appeal.