Society

Two Tokyo districts issued Japan's first certificates officially recognizing same-sex partnerships on Thursday, a major step forward for gay couples…

Women in the United States are paid less for equal work than men in all industries and a new report…

The "cutting room" is grim, dark and grubby.

A widely-used Twitter hashtag is mocking and decrying the extensive rainfall that has submerged many streets in Egypt’s Mediterranean province…

Alain Robert, also known as the “French Spider-Man”, climbed to the top of a 36-floor building in Paris' business district…

Hundreds of candles flicker in the wind in the cemetery as Mexicans honored their deceased loved ones during the Day…

Americans are becoming less religious, judging by such markers as church attendance, prayer and belief in God, and the trend…

China must continue to enforce its one-child policy until new rules allowing all couples to have two children go into…

Beneath Cairo’s busy Ramses Square, at al-Shohadaa subway station, people waiting on the platforms are now being met with comics…

In Floydada, Texas, which calls itself "Pumpkin Capital, USA," Halloween is the time for farmers who produce more than a…