Haitian musician honors her grandmother in song

Francis Halzen, a Belgian-born scientist, has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.” Halzen's research has pioneered the use of ice in Antarctica to observe neutrinos…

In India, there is a strong, almost frenzied emphasis put on engineering and medical degrees. After 10th grade, students on track for one of those degrees often attend "dummy schools." They're schools in name only, where the only "teaching" is hours of coaching for the high-stakes exam student will…

Malaysia recently returned 1,500 Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, despite concerns for their safety. The persecuted Muslim minority is essentially “stateless” in its own country. Myanmar does not recognize them as citizens, even though many lived there for generations, before being violently expe…