How one German town copes with its migrants

The refugee crisis was the story of the year in 2015. And that story is far from over.

What writing obituaries taught them about life

In 1815, six Muslims landed in London for the first time. Here’s what they can teach us.

Meet some women from around the world who really inspired us this year

To potential ISIS recruits, the one question you should ask

Nigerian president offers talks to ‘Bring Back Our Girls’

Once a refugee in Syria, this Palestinian woman is a refugee once again

Why tech-savvy Indians are mad at Mark Zuckerberg

DNA solves mysteries of ancient Ireland

‘They look at our children as monsters, and they’re not,’ argues mom of ISIS fighter

The day so many Guineans were waiting for is finally here

Teaching American actors how to do African accents

How I overcame my fears and saved my life from cancer

In the US, I’m too skinny to be a plus size model. In Korea, I’m a fat woman.

8 depressing/uplifting things we learned about women this year

This Toronto airport baggage handler makes air travel almost pleasant

Lemmy, the original ‘Ace of Spades,’ has died at 70

They came to America as adoptees but were never made US citizens

Argentina devalues its currency to boost its export business

Obama has pledged to close Gitmo, but the Pentagon is working to keep it open

Reporting in the Middle East isn’t nearly as glamorous as this LA Times job posting makes it sound

Turning 20, ‘The World’ keeps connecting, discovering

A new domestic abuse law in Britain targets controlling behavior

Is this ghost story behind the new episode of Sherlock?

Young American helping Brazil memorialize the slave trade

Laughing (in multiple languages)

Iraq scores a victory and rides high on confidence

A Christmas miracle? A long-lost granddaughter? DNA tests dash hope in Argentina

Finally, Japan delivers definitive apology to South Korea for ‘Comfort Women’

UK flooding is ‘like stepping back 100 years’

Their parents work the farms as migrant labor. What are their kids’ lives like?

If you’re in Killeen Texas, try the kimchee or bibimbap

Just like that: As number of widows grow, widowhood is changing in Nepal

A British hospital choir beats out Justin Bieber for the top song on UK charts

Many of those helping refugees on Lesbos are themselves the descendants of refugees

How and when the North Pole became part of Christmas

Widowhood hard to transcend in tradition-bound Nepal

Caught in the refugee crisis, these reporters lost their child to the sea

No snow, record high temperatures — but PLENTY of salt

India lowers the age at which suspects can be tried as adults

How to stop ISIS from recruiting young people: Use the Internet

Mohamed Merah is no hero. He killed my son.

America’s unfinished civil war through the eyes to two US reporters in Africa

How two lives came together at a Japanese American internment camp

America’s first ‘War on Christmas’

Ghana’s market women were once so powerful they were targeted by the military

A food delivery service lets refugees in New York share their cuisines and build new lives

Bottled Canadian air, started as a novelty, takes off in China

64 percent of women’s work is unpaid. Find out how much of your work is with this tool.

Dance it out: Our favorite albums from 2015

On an embattled bus, Kenyan Muslims protect Christians from massacre

Some Norwegians want to give Finland a fun gift: A mountain

Remembering the battle of Tora Bora in 2001

Afghanistan can’t control the Taliban since the Taliban controls the drug trade

‘Welcome back, baby.’ SpaceX rocket lands safely back on Earth.

Are US, UK making a humanitarian crisis worse in Yemen?

If you go to Japan, don’t miss the food in Okinawa

Ska legend as political as ever, aiming at police who kill

When analyzing the Paris climate talks, how you see it is a matter of perspective