A child is killed in Gaza every 45 minutes. That is an average of 30 children killed every day over the past 535 days.
Ongoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions of people to flee their homes.
Zakat is an obligatory charity in Islam, intended to purify wealth and promote economic equality.
Israel attacked at dawn on Tuesday, as displaced people across Gaza were sleeping.
Nine months in space can permanently alter the body, leaving astronauts with possible long-term health effects.
As the world spins, Muslims in one city begin their fast while others on the opposite side of the world break theirs.
US warplanes have launched more air raids in Yemen, targeting seven provinces, as the death toll rises to 53.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Algeria produce nearly half of the world’s dates.
At least 634 people, including many children, have been killed since Israel resumed attacks on Gaza on March 18.
Greenland covers an area about three times the size of Texas and is home to 56,000 people, mostly Greenlandic Inuits.
Montana imports 93 percent of its goods from Canada and Mexico, the most of any state.
Tariffs of 25 percent on Mexican and Canadian goods came into effect on Tuesday.
The dawn-to-dusk fast lasts anywhere from 13 to 16 hours, depending on where in the world you are.
Here is how to wish someone during the holy month of Ramadan in different languages around the world.