Matt Damon criticized “outrageous” stories in the era of fake news as he responded Tuesday to accusations that his role in the new China-Hollywood co-production “The Great Wall” should have…

Environmental activists hailed on Tuesday Indonesia’s ban on converting peatlands into plantations but said enforcement was critical to reducing annual fires that shroud parts of Southeast Asia in choking haze.…

U.S. high school students are falling further behind their global peers in mathematics and are treading water in reading and science, an ongoing survey on international education said Tuesday. The…

U.S. high school students are falling further behind their global peers in mathematics and are treading water in reading and science, an ongoing survey on international education said Tuesday. The…

Yemen on Tuesday appeared to reject a U.N. plan to end its civil war, saying the road map would create a “dangerous international precedent” by legitimizing the rebellion against the…

Yemen on Tuesday appeared to reject a U.N. plan to end its civil war, saying the road map would create a “dangerous international precedent” by legitimizing the rebellion against the…

Bolivian authorities detained on Tuesday the chief executive of airline LaMia, the owner of the plane that crashed last week in Colombia and killed nearly all of Brazil’s Chapacoense soccer…

When Michel Temer took over Brazil’s presidency in May, many hoped he could overcome the political gridlock, corruption scandals and economic obstacles that have hobbled Latin America’s biggest country. But…

Inspired by the remarkable jumping ability of an African primate called a galago, scientists have fashioned a small robot with unique leaping capabilities they hope can someday be used in…

On issues of national security and intelligence, no one is likely to have more influence in Donald Trump’s White House than retired Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn. Yet Flynn, Trump’s…

On issues of national security and intelligence, no one is likely to have more influence in Donald Trump’s White House than retired Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn. Yet Flynn, Trump’s…

As the darkness falls on the plains around Bunambiyu, a remote village in Tanzania’s northern Shinyanga region, Elizabeth Julius switches on her solar lantern to finish sewing clothes for her…

The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq has mounted costly rescues of women and girls kidnapped by Islamic State militants, spending tens of thousands of dollars to fund the operations.…

The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq has mounted costly rescues of women and girls kidnapped by Islamic State militants, spending tens of thousands of dollars to fund the operations.…

Sturgill Simpson’s records have defied easy characterization (Country? Americana? Experimental Southern rock?), but this year The Recording Academy decided whatever genre he was, he made one of the best records…

Cuba and the United States will draw up a road map for deepening their detente on Wednesday in a first meeting since the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president…