Brazil says thousands of babies have been born with abnormally small heads --- since October. The health system is struggling to cope with the outbreak linked to the Zika virus - which is spread by mosquitoes. The rare brain defect affects the babies' physical and mental development. The disease has...

“Rescuers are racing to pump water from the Tham Luang Nang Non Cave before the predicted arrival of heavy rain, which would complicate efforts to free the team, who have been trapped 1km underground for the last 10 days. Thai interior minister Anupong Paochinda has said the boys will be brought out

The King and I is a musical, the fifth by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Sia...

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. It was developed in the 16th century by enslaved Africans in Brazil as a form of self-defense disguised as dance. Capoeira is also known as The Dance of Freedom; a unique martial art that combines fighting, ...

Something amazing happened in Germany. Postponed from taking place last year, Euro 2020, one of the world’s biggest soccer tournaments, is taking place across stadiums on the continent in 2021. However, a row this week over rainbows and LGBTQ rights culminated in a particularly tense match between

To celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., two a cappella groups join, in what would normally seem an unlikely collaboration, to perform a cover version of the classic James Taylor song, “Shed a Little Light.” The Maccabeats, a Jewish a Capella group, are known for their catchy tunes to J

The show has been playing for months yet King herself has never come to see it. Turns out King had to work herself up emotionally to see such a personal show in a public setting and came to do so on April 3, 2014, in disguise: Ms. King said she wanted to support the cast and crew, people like Jessie

After delays in the dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial dedication, due to an earthquake and Hurricane Irene, the monument will be dedicated on October 16,2011.
See a virtual tour of the magnificent monument to a great American who fought for Human Rights recognized worldwi...

Adidas has unveiled ‘Brazuca’, the official match ball for the 2014 FIFA World Cupin Brazil. two-and-half-years in the making, the ‘brazuca’ has undergone extensive testing involving 600 of the world’s top players and 30 teams in 10 countries across three continents, including four-time player of th

• A clip from A King in New York (1957) with Charlie Chaplin and Michael Chaplin.