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The Arete Project in Southeast Alaska brings very different students from around the world together to learn from nature and each other, and earn college credit along the way.

What does it take to beat malaria? Thousands of moccasins walking down rural roads, overnight bus rides for lab tests ... and a highly effective drug. But the parasite isn't going along with the plan.

Even before the current war, researchers documented the impact of conflict on children in Gaza. Now they worry that kids who are trapped on the battlefield face long-term impacts on mental health.

Hamas and Israel agreed to a four-day pause in fighting and to release at least 50 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and 150 Palestinians held by Israel. The official said negotiations "are progressing."

The crisis has set off a race among state lawmakers, scientists and environmental advocates to save the largest salt-water lake in the Western Hemisphere.

From ancient China to its modern rise, from the searing feuds of the Middle East to the cultural contradictions of Rio, our international staff offers up some of the best books of 2015. Enjoy.

Rwanda has experienced considerable economic growth in the 30 years since the genocide. But some critics say it's come at the cost of certain freedoms.

Here are photos from the energized campaigns leading up to Sunday's Venezuelan election. Now, with both sides claiming victory, there's a sense of uncertainty.

The country's nuclear safety agency raised the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident to a Level 5 out of 7, putting it on par with the Three Mile Island accident. Emergency workers struggled to cool overheated fuel rods at the plant, while Japanese officials admitted the quake and tsunami had overwhelmed the government and slowed its response to the nuclear problems.

The country's nuclear safety agency raised the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident to a Level 5 out of 7, putting it on par with the Three Mile Island accident. Emergency workers struggled to cool overheated fuel rods at the plant, while Japanese officials admitted the quake and tsunami had overwhelmed the government and slowed its response to the nuclear problems.