It's a weekday, but 50-year-old Lebanese finance ministry employee Walid Chaar is not at work and hasn't been since June.
When Israeli missiles started landing in Gaza in early August, shattering glass and collapsing buildings, Jouman Abdu put on headphones, covered her eyes with a blindfold and stretched on the couch.
America's tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India's ancient caste system, with Apple emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy that's segregated Indians for generations.
Germany's gas market operator is set to announce on Aug.
Millions of Kenyans will head to the polls on Tuesday to pick a new president in a fiercely contested election that pitches veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga against Deputy President William Ruto.
The list of Chinese companies facing delisting risks in New York in a long-running dispute over Chinese audits of their accounts continues to expand with the addition of three more on Friday after e-commerce giant Alibaba's July inclusion.
Today, we celebrate the half of a billion cats roaming among us. Here are 4 fun cat facts you should keep in mind while observing this holiday.
Pack your overnight bag and plan your next weekend stay at these idyllic locations.
Cheers! Let's celebrate drinking beer.
With a long list of hidden gems and exotic hideaways, here are the top four locations you should consider if you're planning on having a UK destination wedding.
Many gardens are in full bloom this summer, perfect for your next staycation.
These hidden gems are secluded areas that are not only picturesque but also places that can provide much-needed peace and relaxation.
The demand for a craft that dates back to ancient Phoenician times has dropped to all but a trickle.
The OPEC+ group of oil exporters are set to hammer out a new strategy at their meeting Wednesday, with all eyes on how they will react to soaring crude prices.
A little more than half of the properties being auctioned are selling in most main cities, down from three quarters as recently as March.
Liz Njue had just arrived to vote in her party primary when opponents attacked her, pulling her hair and tearing her blouse.
Some investors want Russian gold off their books but it's not that easy to remove.
Europe's largest consumer-focused firms are seeing no shortage of demand despite a cost-of-living crisis.
Vanilla Vida could prove to a be lucrative venture, producing what has become the world's most precious spice after saffron.
Every summer, great whites move up the Atlantic coast of the United States, toward New England, their number peaking between August and October.
Vietnam's hand-made rubber sandals, the famously rugged footwear of the Viet Cong, have travelled vast distances over the decades.
The white sands of Namatakula have nurtured generations of world-class rugby talent but rising sea levels threaten to force the abandonment of the palm-fringed village on Fiji's Coral Coast within a few years.
The centuries-old mines stirring Japan-South Korea tensions
Five months on, anger and despair prevail in Donbas
Urban traffic congestion eased in the weeks after Germany made public transport almost free, data show, suggesting an experiment by Europe's largest economy to combat its addiction to cars may be having some success.
In eastern Ukraine, volunteers recover bodies of war dead
'Thrones' and 'Rings' fans ready for battle as Comic-Con returns
The kidnapped Sri Lankan dissident who helped oust a president
Rojas leads familiar cast to world golds
Euro 2022 has already broken the record as the best attended women's European Championship of all-time and the business end of the tournament is still to come as the quarter-finals begin on Wednesday.