Everybody agrees that better education and improved skills, for as many people as possible, is crucial to increasing productivity and living standards and to tackling rising inequality. But what if everybody is wrong?

For many, clear vision is not possible without spectacle correction, and proper eyewear is important to enjoy vision to its fullest. While glasses or contacts can help render clear vision, sometimes your eye exam will reveal other conditions that can impact eyesight.

British Prime Minister Theresa May once warned her fellow Conservatives of the perils of being known as the “nasty party.” But after 100 days in office, she is in danger of going further, turning the United Kingdom into the nasty country.

The ongoing presidential campaign in the United States stands out for its lack of civility and the vast differences between the candidates: the anti-establishment businessman Donald Trump on the Republican side and the polished politician Hillary Clinton representing the Democrats.

The United States said yesterday up to 900 Islamic State group militants have been killed in the offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul.

The British, Dutch, and Colombian referendums all required that complex issues be radically simplified, which played to populist leaders’ strengths

Tensions between India and Pakistan are considered par for the course. Ever since 1947 when British India was hastily partitioned on the basis of religion,

Research done in the last 15 years shows that optimal persuasion is achieved through optimal pre-suasion

Authorities will adopt more “invisible” screening measures to step up security in and around airports as they increasingly become targets for extremist activities, aviation industry experts said this week.

Want to be happy? Lift your smartphone in the air, angle it to the best side of your face, and click – because selfies make you happy, according to a recent report. Google estimates that, in 2014,

HH the Grandfather Emir issued a group of decisions in 1972 that helped regulate the state’s administrative structure

The Philippines has been steadily growing in recent years, outpacing most of its Southeast Asian peers. Enter a hothead new president, the country may be veering onto another course; politically and economically.