The question "How many continents are there on Earth?" might seem simple, but when you delve into it, the answer becomes much more complex. While most people around the world are taught that there are ...

By bno - Taipei Office Over the past decade, Asia has cemented its position not merely as the world’s manufacturing base, but ...

Africa gave Michael Hincks the travel bug when he was 16. Soon, he was five continents down and keen to complete the set ...

From the commentary, "In answer to the questions about America and Americans, it's hard to improve on the motto inscribed on ...

Asia is not a singular story to be decoded, Xiaowen Zhu argues, but a plural condition to be encountered on its own terms.

Those annoying countdown clocks the cable TV networks use to let us know how much time remains before a presidential address ...

The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

When we have failed to live up to the Declaration and our constitutional principles, we don’t give up. We try to make things ...

India is struggling with heat waves. In some parts of the country, daytime temperatures have hovered close to 50 degrees ...

Those annoying countdown clocks the cable TV networks use to let us know how much time remains before a presidential address ...

The political turmoil set off by a leaked phone conversation shows no sign of easing, in a country where demonstrations have ...