An encouraging sign in Nigeria—President Goodluck Jonathan peacefully concedes power to challenger Muhammadu Buhari.

Europe is weak and flailing about, facing challenges to its stability from abroad and from within. It may pull through, but it is not a foregone conclusion that it will.

Is Narendra Modi an “Indian Erdogan”? How he handles religious tensions in his sprawling, multi-confessional democracy will go a long way to showing us how successful his term can be.

As changes to the federal insurance premiums go into effect on April 1, we get a glimpse into the kind of sensible reform that can appeal to greens and Tea Party activists alike.

The thing is, expectations were pretty low to begin with. Can he keep the momentum?

With bank runs resuming, Greece is in a trap: the very tactics Syriza was elected to enact against the EU—financial brinksmanship, bluster and blackmail—are fatally undermining the Greek economy, undercutting the government’s bargaining position.

A new contemporary art exhibit explores the humble but vital elements of human life that are becoming all too rare in our distraction-prone digital world: stillness, solitude, and the solidity of time itself.

Fearing a spillover from the ongoing sectarian battle in neighboring Yemen, Saudi Arabia has positioned military forces along the Yemeni border.

Some stories are so ridiculous that they are beyond parody. That the Chinese government is so very greatly upset by a remark of the Dalai Lama that he may decide not to be reincarnated is just one such story.

Israel seeks support from the country taking the hardest line against the Obama Administration’s Iran deal: France.