Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Tibet as authorities tighten controls over the Himalayan region’s traditional Buddhist culture, accompanied by an accelerated drive for economic development

The Chinese host of this year’s meeting of the U.N. World Heritage Committee is defending its proposal to label the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” against Australian government suspicion that China influenced the finding for political reasons

The chief of the United Nations culture agency has hailed Italy’s ban on big cruise ships in the heart of Venice

Italy is banning mammoth cruise liners from sailing into Venice starting Aug. 1

High-pressure tactics employed by China's ruling Communist Party appear to be finding success in separating Tibetans from their traditional Buddhist culture and the influence of the Dalai Lama

For many generations, the homeland of the Uru people here wasn’t land at all: It was the brackish waters of Lake Poopo

The hype for “In the Heights” has brought great expectation to the Latino community in the United States, which has been historically underrepresented or stereotyped on the screen

Republicans are fighting to seize control of Congress

Congregations in Tulsa, Oklahoma, paused to remember the city's race massacre 100 year ago and to honor the Black churches that carried on its aftermath