Speculation that India might rename itself is reaching fever pitch – and it's not the only country considering a change of moniker. In fact, a number of nations around the globe are currently ...

The world looks dramatically different than it did a decade ago. Entire economies have been rebuilt from the ground up, political maps have been redrawn, and societies that once seemed frozen in ...

The names of many countries around the world have been changed. Today, we'll tell you about some of the countries whose names were changed at or before independence. The world is changing, and with ...

A world map highlights where daylight saving time is observed and where standard time remains year-round.

The prolonged disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has exposed how vulnerable Africa’s economies are to ...

BELEM, Brazil — United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday that pledged more funding for countries to adapt to the wrath of extreme weather. But the catch-all ...

Polling on public attitudes to climate change show a dip in the numbers who worry about it in many high-income countries, compared with three years ago. This declining public concern will be a worry ...