For most individuals this week, the main focus has been the constant hum of the Presidential election. Yet, for those in the areas most hard hit by Hurricane Sandy, the repercussions of the massive Oct....

This week, Greece looks to negotiate an extension of their bailout plans with the European Union. For more than two years, Greece has been asking for some extension of time to repay the debt demanded by...

Located in the East China Sea between Okinawa and Taiwan lies a group of islands creating economic and nationalistic disputes between China and Japan. With yearly trade between the two Asian superpowers...

In Hong Kong, a former British colony which was returned to China in 1997, the government has decided to cancel plans to instill a mandatory Chinese civic education subject. The Beijing-backed curriculum,...

This Friday, the German company that invented the drug Thalidomide — a drug sold in the 1950s as a cure for morning sickness — issued its first apology in 50 years to the thousands of people born with...