The contested South China Sea has large deposits of oil and natural gas. Perhaps luckily for the environment, drilling for these resources has been discouraged…

Back in January, flamboyant Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci, aka the Mooch, was set to join Donald Trump’s White House as a senior advisor, but…

The proliferation of devices in daily life has led to an international handwriting crisis. Teachers, parents, and politicians around the world are debating why they…

The US is the second-largest exporter of poultry meat in the world (following only Brazil) but Europe has long banned its chicken from import, thanks…

The Indian government could soon become a player in the $10 billion ride-hailing market, launching its own taxi-booking app, the country’s minister for transport said…

For the first time, an African architect has designed London’s prestigious Serpentine Pavilion. This year, Francis Kéré will take center stage in what has become…

The ban on tiger trading in China is causing importers to use South African lion parts to make traditional tiger-based medicines, according to a report…

What if Mahatma Gandhi was a pacifist because he knew that he if he got angry, he could turn into a big destructive giant like…

In the summer of 2000, I joined a fashion magazine as the chief of the Hyderabad bureau. When a decomposing marriage brought me back to…

Crystal Skye, a luxury Boeing 777, will take its maiden flight from Hong Kong to Kenya at the end of September. Passengers on the 10-day…

The 200-year-old Indian insurance industry is coming of age, finally, as a clutch of firms prepares to list on the country’s bourses. Out of the…

Kenya’s government officially recognized members of the Asian community as a tribe last week, supposedly as part of an effort to integrate them into mainstream…