Women make up a miniscule 3% of construction workers in Kenya. But a nonprofit group is offering them a way to get into the ...

In case there was any doubt, Jason Mraz is a gentleman. “If I’m at someone’s house, I’ll eat whatever they’re serving,” he told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. The 48-year-old songwriter’s grandma—who ...

JAKARTA – Mounds of slimy carcasses pile up on a riverbank in Jakarta where the authorities are fighting an uphill battle against a fast-breeding invasive fish flourishing in Java island’s heavily ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's AI-generated image lounging in the Reflecting Pool has gone viral, sparking debate over his controversial plan to renovate the landmark. The buzz intensified after "86 47 ...

When an Indonesian and Australian couple bought Yabbiekayu, their first visitors were foreigners. Now, they aim to be part of a “cultural awakening” in the region. By Nina Siegal Reporting from ...

HMAS Yarra was a small Grimsby class sloop built for escort duties, but her war became far larger than anyone expected. She fought Italian ships in the Red Sea, backed British operations in Iraq and ...

Explore Bandung, the capital of West Java, renowned for its hill-style landscape and Dutch cultural influences. Discover the unique traditions, language, and cuisine of the Sundanese people. The ...

BANDUNG, West Java – Baby Arya flew from Jakarta to Changi Airport in mid-2025 together with a couple posing as his parents. He was one of at least 15 Indonesian newborns trafficked into Singapore by ...

Women living around the 7th-century Muaro Jambi temple complex in Sumatra, Indonesia, have revived ancient ingredients and cooking techniques to serve one-of-a-kind meals to visitors. Their dishes are ...

A 19-year-old mechanic in Nigeria who maintains the water supply, a ground-breaking jazz guitarist from Sudan, deep-sea diving women in their 60s from South Korea, a watermelon vendor in Indonesia who ...

Long before the term “drag queen” was widely used, her act was popular in the Black entertainment world but barred under a Los Angeles municipal code. By Alex Traub At first, it was lonely being Sir ...

Sir Lady Java stood up to police harassment as a star in the Los Angeles nightclub scene of the 1960s. Friends hope to honor her legacy with a biopic film and other honors. Sir Lady Java, a pioneering ...