In Costa Rica, the iconic “May beetles” (abejones de mayo), known scientifically as the Phyllophaga genus, are vanishing at an alarming rate. These beetles, which have long heralded the arrival of the ...

Today we meet the most aquatic member of Costa Rica’s weasel family, the neotropical river otter. The neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) is known as the nutria or perro de agua in Spanish.

At a training site in Russia, the five North Korean soldiers had grins on their faces and guns in their hands. Then they began singing a cappella, belting out a Soviet-era song called “Katyusha ...

The scene is part of a new wave of propaganda that both North Korea and Russia are producing to exalt their partnership, which has deepened as Pyongyang has sent about 15,000 soldiers to support ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

Russian Ambassador to North Korea Aleksandr Matsegora said Russia and North Korea are comprehensive strategic partners and allies. North Korea confirmed for the first time last month that it sent ...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has derided American weapons and praised the role of his troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine. Kim, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

North Korea on Saturday called Japan's plan to conduct a surface-to-ship missile launching drill in June in the northern island Hokkaido an intention to "launch a surprise attack on neighbors." ...

The US should adopt a pragmatic approach towards North Korea, taking a “slow and paced” tack on denuclearisation and engaging regional stakeholders such as China, according to a US think tank.

WINNIPEG - Eight children were taken to hospitals Tuesday morning after a school bus collided with a tractor southwest of Manitoba’s capital city. RCMP say the tractor was collecting debris with ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The legends of pastoral fields. The detailed history and meticulous attention to continuity. The sight of kids playing ball. The hush that descends when you walk into the Hall ...

According to a research centre in South Korea, the durian arrived in North Korea in March, having been shipped from Dandong, a port-city in China’s Liaoning province. A businessman who often ...