A flood of migrants from the Middle East and Africa has prompted governments in the Balkans to erect hundreds of miles of border fences.

LSU President King Alexander painted a stark picture Wednesday of what almost a decade of continuous budget cuts have done to Louisiana's flagship university.

Universities face losing access to government funding and loans unless they come clean to prospective students about the true entry requirements for their courses under reforms to be introduced by the Turnbull government.

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it will roll out a number of new tools to prevent fake news stories from spreading on the social media network.

Ivanka Trump is poised to play an active role in her father's administration, assuming some of the duties normally assigned to the first lady.

Fossil fuel companies hold vast oil, gas and coal reserves that help determine their market value.

Globalisation, long regarded with suspicion by some, is now under full-scale attack.

As University of Wyoming officials look at ways to increase enrollment at the state’s only four-year university, locals asked UW leaders to make it easier for Big Horn Basin residents to earn their degrees closer to home.

A new report from American Academy of Arts and Sciences makes a data-based case for building U.S. capacity for foreign languages.

"The duty to prevent and halt genocide and mass atrocities lies first and foremost with the State, but the international community has a role that cannot be blocked by the invocation of sovereignty."