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Ashot Sarkissian, 51, walks on a hill near the town of Askeran where an alleged Azerbaijani drone was shot down in October.

Scenes from Behind the Frontlines of Europe's Oldest 'Frozen War' in Nagorno-Karabakh

In an Armenian trench in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, string...

In an Armenian trench in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, strings of empty ration cans hang from a rafter jerry-rigged above canted mud walls, intended to jangle in the event of contact from an enemy...

October 5, 2020: An unexploded BM-30 Smerch rocket by the Mingachevir Hydro Power Station in Azerbaijan. Both Azerbaijan and Armenia have declared martial law and military mobilization over the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh.

Armenia's Prime Minister Accuses Turkey of 'Reinstating the Ottoman Empire' in Sending Mercenaries to Nagorno Karabakh

The revival of the 30-year conflict threatens to engulf Armenia and Azerbai...

The revival of the 30-year conflict threatens to engulf Armenia and Azerbaijan in all-out war

Yazidi women at a ceremony to commemorate the death of women killed by the Islamic State in Shikham, Iraq, on March 8, 2019.

'I Had a Responsibility to Tell Those Stories.' A New Book Reveals the Hidden Costs of War on Women

Christina Lamb first met the Yazidi survivors of ISIS in August 2016 in a d...

Christina Lamb first met the Yazidi survivors of ISIS in August 2016 in a derelict mental asylum on the Greek island of Leros, which the European Union had declared a “hotspot” in the refugee crisis....

A Singapore coast guard patrols the Singapore Strait on Jan. 3, 2012.

Piracy in Asian Waters Rises to Highest Level in Five Years, Data Shows

A total 51 incidents were reported in the region in the January to June per...

A total 51 incidents were reported in the region in the January to June period

A protester holds a sign reading Disarm And Defund The Police during a protest against fatal police shootings in Portland, Oregon, United States on April 11, 2018. John Andrew Elifritz, 48, was fatally shot by police after he reportedly fled from a stolen car and burst into a homeless shelter at the start of an alcoholics anonymous meeting last Saturday.

What the U.S. Can Learn From Countries Where Cops Don't Carry Guns

Police officers in 19 countries keep law and order without carrying firearm...

Police officers in 19 countries keep law and order without carrying firearms. Here's how they do it

Dr. Miriam K. Kassenoff, Director of the Holocaust Institute at University of Miami

Many Holocaust Survivors Are Struggling Amid the Pandemic. Here’s How Virtual Gatherings Are Helping

Many survivors are relying on virtual gatherings for their own mental healt...

Many survivors are relying on virtual gatherings for their own mental health, and to reach a world that needs to hear their perspective

A Chinese soldier stands guard on the Chinese side of the ancient Nathu La border crossing between India and China on July 10, 2008.

Trump Is Offering to Mediate in the India-China Border Dispute. Here's What to Know About the Escalating Tensions

As precursors to possible nuclear war go, fistfights and stone throwing are...

As precursors to possible nuclear war go, fistfights and stone throwing aren't exactly the first things that come to mind. But along India and China’s long, contested border, that’s exactly what has been happening for...