She was sitting on a pile of Bitcoin that British police say was worth more $7 billion, money that came from scamming thousands of Chinese pensioners. But on Tuesday, Qian Zhimin was handed a prison ...

More than 20 miles of gigantic wall, out in the ocean, are hoping to defend Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital and Southeast Asia’s biggest mega-city, from rising seawater. Also, US foreign direct ...

This year, the genre-bending American band Deerhoof released its first single, “Immigrant Songs,” off its new album. And it launched it, not on any of the usual platforms, but on Craigslist. Lead ...

Have you been keeping up on your Duolingo streak? New research suggests that learning a second language could play a role in keeping the mind younger and healthier for longer. A study published in the ...

Scientists have developed a new potato variety that is resilient to late blight, a disease that is increasingly threatening the potato crop in the Peruvian Andes. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks ...

New Delhi and Islamabad were both hit with bombs, killing at least 20 people between them. Neither country’s officials know the exact cause of the explosions or who was responsible. But unlike ...

More than 20 miles of gigantic wall, out in the ocean, are defending Southeast Asia’s biggest mega-city from rising seawater. That’s the idea anyway. Jakarta and its 30 million people are sinking, ...

Italian Vice Premier and Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini, right, and Italian undersecretary Alessandro Morelli hold a ...

Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with writer and baker Laurel Kratochvila about her new cookbook, “Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond.” She shares a recipe for Hanna’s apple cake with The World.

The Iranian capital Tehran is suffering from a severe water crisis as the country faces a historic drought. The government has openly discussed an evacuation of the city as its nearly 10 million ...

The global sports body for skiing and snowboarding is introducing new safety rules in an attempt to curb accidents after a ...

Baker and writer Laurel Kratochvila tells us that when it comes to Polish baking, it’s best when the food is “good, good, not too sweet.” That phrase inspired the title of her new cookbook, “Dobre ...