Along the Chinese and Kazakh border, many sheepherders are abandoning their traditional nomadic lifestyle in response to desertification and economic pressures.
As the leaders of the two Koreas meet for a historic summit today, South Korean school kids are being taught to accept and understand their northern neighbors.
Years of human-rights violations akin to the current government crackdown seem to be confirmed by a detailed analysis of satellite data, an international team of experts reports.
Workers restoring a Luxor mosque have uncovered a temple to Ramses II, including elaborately carved reliefs featuring an unusual form of ancient Egyptian writing.
The centuries-old skeletons bear evidence of quick and puzzling deaths, the bodies having been found where they fell, without burial, an archaeologist said.
Los Angeles's Getty Museum signed a deal on Tuesday with Italy to return 40 contested artifacts, including a "cult statue" of the Roman goddess Aphrodite.
A new rush to harvest iron, coal, and other minerals in Australia's Pilbara region is creating fortunes. But the unprecedented boom is also making life difficult for tourists, locals, and native groups.
Mining is booming in Australia to feed Asian demand. But the new mineral rush is straining relations with native groups, stressing a fragile environment, and making life for locals difficult.
