Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring an "overlooked" ...

Ian Easton, The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy (Manchester, UK: Eastbridge Books). 358 pp., $34.99. For at least the past decade, China has been a topic of intense debate ...

Although the holiday season is over, the New Year doesn't have to mark the end of your travels. For adventurous travelers seeking to save money on an incredible vacation, East Asia might be ...