Originally made of mud, the wall was rebuilt in red sandstone in 1657. But centuries later, what survives is scattered, stressed, and scarred.

Rescued from the Jamaica Bay mud, what a camera sees overnight and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Authorities have so far documented 15 clock towers across the city, most built between 1882 and 1931 Pakistan’s largest metropolis, Karachi, is...

The southern Thailand city of Hat Yai is used to flooding. But resident Krongkarn Jantarasavad says what ended up happening was inconceivable.

There’s magic in the air this holiday season and there’s also magic in the December night skies. These long nights are blessed with some of the...

By Jonathan Power “George, you have to understand that Ukraine is not even a country. Part of its territory is in Eastern Europe, and the greater...

When Mayor Larry Agran moved to Irvine in 1975, it was to support his wife in her breakthrough admission to the UC Irvine School of Medicine as part...

When Mayor Larry Agran moved to Irvine in 1975, it was to support his wife in her breakthrough admission to the UC Irvine School of Medicine as part...

US Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is one of six Democrats with national security backgrounds who released a video last week reminding military personnel they...

By Olusegun Adeniyi It is becoming increasingly clear that what unfolded in Guinea-Bissau last week Wednesday was a brazen drama staged by a desperate...