Old maps are rife with phantom islands. Sometimes these nonexistent landmasses come about because of mistakes made by sailors ...

Israel has opened "certain communication" with Somalia despite the absence of formal diplomatic ties, Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel said, linking the contacts to growing concerns over Huthi ...

When I traveled to Greenland for musk ox and caribou hunting, I pictured spooky, elusive critters and punishing conditions.

South Abington Elementary School fourth grader Hadley Troup is a respectful, responsible student who has been part of the ...

Wesley Louissant--a.k.k. Wesli--is a Montreal-based singer/composer/guitarist/bandleader from Haiti. His stylistic range is deep and wide, and he's a dynamo on stage, as we've learned seeing his ...

If there’s one region in the U.S. that can steal my heart without even trying, it’s the Pacific Northwest—and Washington is a huge reason why. There’s just something about those towering evergreens, ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — This week, after saying he was cutting down on immigration from "third world countries" in the wake of the deadly attack on two National Guard members by an Afghan ...

José Luis Luarte has been holding the fort at the end of the world for more than two years. A naval officer, he lives in ...

Notorious for welcoming guests with strong gusts of wind, icebergs, and rocky waters, Cape Horn's dark black cliff (known as the "Horn") has enchanted travelers since the 1600s. This alluring cape ...

It’s been another roller coaster ride for fishing as the weather brings a mix of snow, wind, cold and even a brief warmup to ...

Ahmed Ibrahim Yousef, 75, helps deliver a baby camel to a malnourished and dehydrated mother in a village near the border with Somaliland in the Horn of Africa. The carcasses of animals that died from ...

A Russian heavy missile cruiser stopped three pirate ships off the coast of Somalia, and detained 10 pirates, according to a ...