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The Lithuanian-born director, poet, archivist and critic, who died Wednesday, not only made dozens of experimental films — he helped carve a place for countless other filmmakers to do the same.

The statue commemorating Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a key figure in the Indian independence movement, stands roughly four times the height of the Statue of Liberty.

The novelist and peace advocate died Friday. He once called the language in which he wrote, modern Hebrew, his "musical instrument" and compared it to "an erupting lava, an earthquake in action."

For years, New Zealand's government and international media worked to keep Louisa Akavi's name secret. Now the Red Cross hopes that revealing her identity will lead to information on her whereabouts.

A congressional ban on the sport was a victory for animal rights activists, but on the island, many say that cockfighting is part of their culture — and they're willing to take the sport underground.

To outsmart influenza, researchers are leveraging the biological information encoded in infection-fighting antibodies to design new drugs. One attempt neutralizes near-lethal levels of flu in mice.

Since October thousands of children attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border have been taken into custody. Author Kate Bernheimer recommends a book to help reflect on the lives of these children.

Since October thousands of children attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border have been taken into custody. Author Kate Bernheimer recommends a book to help reflect on the lives of these children.

An estimated 246 migrants have died in January crossing the Mediterranean, part of what advocates call "an undeniable trend of tragedy in the Mediterranean."

The town of Chimanimani is said to be the hardest hit in Zimbabwe. Survivors are searching for the bodies of their lost loved ones.