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The British conductor Sir Edward Downes has been in the news this week. Long associated with the BBC and the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, Sir Edward and…

Security forces killed scores of people in Burundi in December. Now Amnesty International says images suggest that victims were buried in mass graves, possibly to cover up the extent of the killings.

The jury couldn't reach a verdict on involuntary manslaughter and three other charges Officer William Porter faced over the death of Freddie Gray.

Hint: It's not the United States. (We're number 2). And it's definitely not a country from the Western world.

At a time when the U.S. hopes Turkey can be a solid ally against ISIS, the country is facing multiple crises of its own: new elections, Kurdish unrest and a migrant wave.

Game day can bring butterflies to even the toughest athletes. Nerves also follow the families of U.S. women's soccer players. Some pace, while others mutter coping rituals that help them get through the game.

Rodney Carey has been on the other side of the street in New Orleans. He's trying to get his students to come back.

A year after the Iraqi city of Mosul was captured by self-declared Islamic State militants, there's no indication the Iraqi government and its U.S. ally are ready to try to take it back.

'The Chicago Defender' is a legendary black newspaper. It may no longer have the reach it once had, but the paper, founded in the early 20th century, has a fascinating history.

Viral videos come from every corner of the planet. Here's a look at some of the year's most popular YouTube videos from the developing world.