Egypt, Morocco and a few other African countries have effectively reached near-universal electricity access through sustained ...

Homelessness is a serious problem in Africa, caused by rapid population growth, poverty, conflict, and lack of affordable ...

The richest 10 percent of the world’s population now owns three-quarters of all personal wealth, according to the newly ...

Although Pakistan’s population growth rate has slowed to 1.82 per cent annually, the country is still adding millions of ...

As the country spirals into a demographic disaster, Ukrainian authorities face a quandary: who will be left to pick up the ...

High-speed internet is reaching deeper into developing markets, pulling millions into the online economy. Expanding mobile ...

A father and son are suspected by officials of having killed 15 people on a popular Australian beach, where hundreds had ...

A Newsweek map shows the world’s 100 largest cities by population, according to updated United Nations data —including the only two U.S. metropolises to make the cut: New York and Los Angeles.

Societal and behavioral shifts, including growing recognition of children displaying harmful sexual behaviors and links to ...

Our world is becoming increasingly urban. Cities are now home to 45 per cent of the global population of 8.2 billion, according to UN DESA’s World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results, ...

Sandwiched between the frigid swells of the Pacific and the warm pulses of Latin American cities lie stretches of turquoise ...