To avoid being infected by the deadly MERS virus, Saudi Arabians should wear face masks and gloves when handling camels, say the kingdom’s officials. In other news, MERS travels to Florida (but not by camel).

Elon Musk and his electric car company Tesla are unlikely to build their next job-creating venture in the Golden State, where the company is based. California’s environmental review laws are so cumbersome that the green company is considering several red states as potential hosts for its new factory.

Over 30,000 Participants in Detroit’s pension funds are preparing to vote on whether to accept the city’s bankruptcy deal or to take their chances in bankruptcy court.

President Obama is a political webmaster and a master manager who also really knows how to wow an audience with his powers of speech. He is not a creative or independent thinker, however, as his Middle East legacy is starting to show.

China’s toxic smog may grab all the headlines, but the country is wrangling with another insidious enemy: soil pollution. Nearly 20 percent of the country’s arable land is polluted, threatening the country’s food supply.

The West needs to expand the scope of its sanctions against Russia, not just to respond to what the Kremlin has already done in Ukraine but also to make it think twice about what it might do elsewhere.

Protestors in the scenic tourist city of Yuhang clashed with police over the weekend, demonstrating against the construction of a new waste incinerator plant. This probably isn’t what China’s leadership had in mind when it declared a “war on pollution.”

Get ready for far-right Greeks in the EU parliament. They won’t be the only ones—far-right groups across Europe are poised for a strong showing in EU elections later this month.

A new House of Representatives proposal would be the first step in broadening access to accredited courses and apprenticeships offered by institutions ranging from corporations to non-profits.

South Korean media say Kim Jong-un is getting fat. This is after the Norks called South Korean President Park a prostitute. Korean media wars always entertain.