Countries are eligible to enter or leave the LDC category if they meet the defined inclusion or graduation thresholds of the criteria. The graduation thresholds are set higher than the thresholds ...

[1] UN Women calculation based on information provided by Permanent Missions to the United Nations. Countries with monarchy-based systems are excluded from the count of Heads of State. [2] UN Women ...

On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

LA Knight is the new WWE United States Champion. Knight defeated Shinsuke Nakamura on Friday night's episode of Smackdown to win the title. It's his second time holding that championship in WWE.

With her bright hair and radiant smile, Yulia, 29, has carved out a unique niche in her hometown of Gorki ... The young animator’s closet is now filled with costumes that would have seemed like pure ...

Funding cuts could lead to an added 2,000 new HIV infections each day, Winnie Byanyima warns. UN groups fear the move is a sign the US is planning to abandon humanitarian work. Israel strongly ...

The legendary SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner in the world, made a rare appearance off the Palm Beach County coast on Feb. 26 before heading to Alabama for a final cleaning.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of revelers adorned in beads and outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite anticipated severe storms.

From a collection of nearly 100,000 sports cards to one person’s fingernail clippings accumulated over an entire lifetime, a new survey uncovered Americans’ most unique, impressive and bizarre ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — As Carnival celebrations kicked off on Saturday, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters paraded alongside their owners in one of the city ...