For many years, people have thought that the most iconic building in Barcelona was never going to be complete. Now, the construction of the Sagrada Famíllia is expected to end in 2026, but it poses different threats to the Barcelonian community.
The case of a 22-year-old Tunisian man who was sentenced to one year in jail for being homosexual heated the debate over same-sex relationships in Tunisia, which is considered one of the most progressive countries in north Africa.
Despite being one of the leading countries in education, South Korea has a few problems in its education system that prevent students from succeeding in the workplace as well as they do in the classroom.
A series of pro-Islamic State graffiti throughout north Dupont Circle has stirred a debate over street painting in the neighborhood.
The vast of hotels and B&B’s in Amsterdam’s greater area are fully booked for an upcoming annual dance event. But beside a lot of positive attention for the Netherlands, the event brings up another, rather difficult point to discuss: drugs.
Local Latvians have taken different positions after Kentucky Fried Chicken opened a new branch in the historic heart of Latvia's capital, Riga.
During my final semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University, a group of classmates and I devoted our capstone management class to charity work. We helped save 29 lives and this is how we did it.
The people of Nepal not only went through the grief of loss of family members and friends but also experienced loss of their identity and culture. But reestablishing the community is not the only problem faced by Nepal today.
Not many people have the ability to fix time with their hands. Naseem Khan has been doing it for almost three decades. As a watch repairman whose workplace is whatever spot he can find on the busy streets of the U.S. capital, he struggles today to find customers and keep his stale job alive.
Egyptians have for long depended on the Nile River for agriculture and drinking purposes, so it only makes sense to protect it from pollution. But many factories today drain their liquid waste into the Nile, filling irrigation canals with loads of chemicals, harmful insecticides, and much more.
Reading is one of the best exercises for the brain.
The average Brit buys 14.8 presents for 8.3 people and almost a third of all Christmas purchases are made through tablet or smartphone.
In Norway, for example, all brooms are hidden to prevent witches from stealing them.
Christmas is ubiquitous but the way people go about celebrating it differs from one country to another.
"We're designing environments that make us crazy."
Foer set a new record in the Speed Cards event after memorizing a deck of 52 cards in 1 minute and 40 seconds.
It has been found that diverse parents have smarter children.
The advantages multilinguals exhibit over monolinguals extend outside the area of language.
Children are really good observers.
Watch this personal and inspiring TED talk of a 27-year-old literacy advocate and her experience with spoken word poetry.
The International Labor Organization estimated the presence of 21 million forced labor victims worldwide.
Eight claims support the theory of a team of anthropologists who have been investigating sites in Bosnia for nine years to prove the existence of the biggest and oldest pyramids in the world.
European capitals are famous for their glamor and greatness. But some hidden gems prove that other places in Europe are equally -and maybe more- fascinating in grandeur and beauty.
Discover the predominant design trends for 2015.
The plastic build up in our oceans is becoming out of control. This is why.
Mandy Catron proves that you can fall in love with someone after asking as little as 36 questions. But is it real love? Did it last?
Associations around the world join together on Oct. 27 to celebrate audiovisual archives with activities that not only highlight the vulnerability of this heritage but also reward the often unheralded work of the institutions that protect it. This year's slogan is "Archives at Risk: Protecting the World's Identities."
A captivating ted talk on infidelity, the ultimate betrayal. Esther Perel, a relationship therapist says: "But does it have to be?".
Watch an insightful collection of short animated videos that run through the main concepts developed around the big themes explored by the greatest thinkers of mankind, from Aristotle to Sartre and Freud.
In this funny and profoundly moving Ted Talk, Ken Robinson shares the reasons why he supports a radical rethink of our schooling system.
French born Francine Christophe was deported with her mother at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944. This is her extraordinary story.
On Tuesday October 6th, Arthur McDonald and Takaaki Kajita were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics after the exceptional contributions they made in the field of subatomic particles.
The 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine has been awarded to three scientists who have made major discoveries on parasitic diseases.
In 2012, a team of evolutionary biologists led by Dr. Atkinson established that the Indo-European family of languages traces back to one very familiar place: Anatolia, now modern-day Turkey.
After a year of research and film preparation, the "Jerusalem" production brought to the big screen an aerial shoot of Israel and the West Bank that will take your breath away.
The hand-in-waistcoat pose was the practice of placing one hand inside the top garment, to convey calm assurance and elevated character. Although it was first adopted in the 6th century B.C., it became a fad during the 18th and 19th centuries.
An interactive map that shows how Manhattan has changed over 400 years. A project created by the Wildlife Conservation Society and launched through the Welikia Project.
In his encyclical, the Holy Father speaks of the degradation of Earth, our common home and how this destruction is affecting our lives and those of the future inhabitants of our precious planet.
Discover the unique style and deep symbolism underlying one of the world's most precious masterpieces bequeathed to us by Sandro Botticelli, a remarkable protagonist of the Early Italian Renaissance.
An interactive map tracking the births and deaths of notable individuals ranging from David, King of Israel, to Leonardo da Vinci, from 600 B.C. up to the present day.
The Italian film community was the first to truly understand the incommensurable value of his denunciation of a country that is moving in the opposite way of the West.