Fiji still has only one qualified oncologist, a serious gap in the country’s cancer care system. Palliative Care Officer ...

The last 120 years or so have witnessed some truly pivotal events in world history, including two global conflicts, remarkable scientific and technological breakthroughs, and legislative milestones ...

Astronomers taken on the role of cosmic archeologists, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to excavate over 100 disk ...

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and ...

Footprints found in the ancient lakebeds of White Sands may prove that humans lived in North America 23,000 years ago — much earlier than previously believed. A new study using radiocarbon-dated mud ...

One of the earliest known instances in the U.S. of a protester brandishing a raised fist occurred in 1913, when “Big Bill” Haywood spoke to strikers during the Paterson silk strike in New Jersey.

Here’s a look back at UNEP’s history and how it has helped shape five decades of environmental milestones. Founded in 1972 following the landmark UN Conference on the Human Environment, UNEP was ...

The Brief. A string of crashes this year has brought attention to air travel, which remains overwhelmingly safe. The most recent in India killed 270 people and is being investigated.

July 14, 2015 — World powers and Iran announce a long-term, comprehensive nuclear agreement that limits Tehran’s enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.

Israel-Iran War: For quite some time now, Iran has pledged to destroy Israel while it supported regional groups that have declared Israel their enemy. Israel, on its part, views Iran as an ...

Israel’s latest military operation inside Iran, carried out just ahead of nuclear discussions between Tehran and the US in Oman, marks a turning point in what was once a shadow conflict. Israeli ...