It’s eaten with almost every meal, used to make sushi, made into sweets, fermented into alcohol and offered to the spirits at religious ceremonies. Rice is everywhere in the diet of Japan – there are at least six ways in Japanese to describe the grain, from unhusked to ready to…
Editor’s Note: Join Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, April 6 at 8pmET/PT as he examines the long history of the…
Iran’s president has fired one of his deputies for taking what he described as a “lavish” recreational trip to…
Israel’s military has transformed every bit of Gazan territory within about half a mile of the Israeli border into…
Erik Prince, founder of the controversial security contractor formerly known as Blackwater, joined in law enforcement operations on Saturday…
A 17-year-old Palestinian boy died following “likely prolonged malnutrition” in an Israeli prison, according to an autopsy carried out…
Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday, the first time the leader of the Catholic Church has…
For weeks, US airstrikes have pounded Houthi targets in Yemen, hitting oil refineries, airports and missile sites, with President…
The dramatic arrest of the Philippines’ controversial former president in March sent shock waves through much of the world…
