WOLFENBÜTTEL — Bastian Wolff studies how crimes might be solved in the future. It sounds exciting, though the day-to-day reality can be much more mundane. On a rainy day this past summer, he was ...

SINGAPORE — The job search wasn’t as smooth as Chen Lei had imagined. After applying for more than 80 positions, he received four offers — all for lecturer roles at top-tier Chinese universities.

SHILLONG — The organic linkages between caste and gender are a sociological fact. Despite this, there have not been many sustained attempts — either from professional sociologists or well-meaning ...

On October 24, 1975, an estimated 90% of Iceland's adult female population went on strike. Credit: Kvennasögusafn (Women's History Archives) REYKJAVIK — Imagine ordinary life, but no one shows up.

A waitress brings beer to the guests in the Hofbräu tent at the 190th Munich Oktoberfest. Credit: Felix Hoerhager/dpa/ZUMA Shortly before noon in the Hofbräu tent at Oktoberfest. “Welcome to the Wiesn ...

George Cacayuran sails around the municipal fishing grounds to catch squid in Agoo, La Union. Credit: Geela Garcia/GPJ Philippines LA UNION — Lourdes Doctolero has been at her stool since 7 in the ...

BUENOS AIRES — Every day of the academic year, Antarctica’s only school begins the day by raising the flag, with average temperatures ranging from -14 °F in winter to 34 °F in summer. Provincial ...

Abbas is a president full of contradictions. For two decades he has presided over the Palestinian Authority — the last remnant of the Oslo Accords — yet both his authority legitimacy are severely ...

PARIS—For several months now, a strange phenomenon has been puzzling internet users: images generated by artificial intelligence are taking on a yellowish tint. Whether in memes, photos or videos, ...

We need to pause and reflect on this photo, which tells us a lot about the way the world is changing, but also about the staging of international relations. These men lead three nuclear superpowers ...

BERLIN — After weeks of back-to-back summits, all signs point to Russia pressing ahead in Ukraine with undiminished ferocity. Statements from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggest there will ...

HAMBURG — They sit in traffic on their morning commute, fill out paperwork at local government offices, and pick up their kids from daycare. These are refugees who have become trainees, educators, ...