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Manila, Philippines – Except for a few pieces of laundry hanging out to dry, the first two floors of 65-year-old…

Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia’s future capital, Nusantara, is set to open on Saturday, the country’s Independence Day, as the country…

Marawi, Philippines – Maisara Dandamun-Latiph’s office is located on a hill overlooking the ruins of Marawi, the southern Philippine city…

Jorhat, India: Priya Ram Duwarah has planted 60 oil palm saplings on her half a hectare (1.2 acres) of farmland…

Ten million dollars to bring Justin Bieber to Mumbai, India's financial capital, for a one-night performance. A cruise with 800…

Bari, Italy – Africa will be high on Italy's agenda this year at the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' meeting,…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigned on India's considerable economic expansion in the run-up…

Harare, Zimbabwe – Dzivarasekwa, a nondescript township on the southwestern edges of Zimbabwe's capital, copies the 1907 model of the…

“When I was young, a girl who had her first period was scared and scared,” Burkinabé grandmother Marie, 73, tells…

Aveiro, Brazil – The flames grew to more than thirty meters and sent waves of smoke rising through the jungle.…