This Memorial Day, host Marco Werman and show director April Peavey discover and re-discover The World’s music favorites. That includes a discussion in 2012 with singer Ed Sheeran on his first US tour ...

The famous Rumble in the Jungle was a fight between boxers Muhammad Ali and George Forman — that took place in Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo — in 1974. To help promote the match, organizers ...

Regina Spektor was born in Russia and lived there until she was 9 years old, when her family moved to The Bronx in New York City. The Russian musicians she was exposed to as a girl had a deep ...

One thing The World has done a lot of over the years is highlight up and coming global recording artists. Host Marco Werman and The World’s show director April Peavey discuss some of their favorites ...

Artists often search for beauty in tragedy. Musician Valeria Castro is no exception. She grew up in the shadow of an active volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands. When the volcano ...

It may be hundreds of miles away from any coastline but the Bavarian capital of Munich is home to one of the world’s most ...

The Darien jungle, between North and South America, has become one of the main routes for migrants heading to the United ...

China is holding military drills around the island of Taiwan this week, just following the inauguration of a new president ...

Marathons around the world are filling up fast, and many are setting new records for participation. Runners and race ...

President Joe Biden calls the International Criminal Court's plans to seek arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel and ...

What do you do with a cherished memory that has no record — not even a photo or a video?  This Spanish company, Domestic Data ...

Large parts of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil are still waterlogged three weeks after heavy rains flooded the state.