The richest families in Florence have kept their grip on wealth — and presumably the prestige and power that accompanies it — for 600 years.

"We actually never think of Muslims as funny and ... I'm trying to just subtly change that."

Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval once spent three months in jail in Cuba for listening to jazz over Voice of America.

They were expecting 2,500 Swedish volunteers to answer phone calls from foreigners curious about their country. They got 30,000.

Thousands of words used or created by Roald Dahl are being brought together in a new dictionary — as part of celebrations to mark the centenary of the writer's birth.

A tea tent at a refugee camp on Lesbos provided comfort and support to volunteers and refugees. Sadly, it closed in March following a deal between Turkey and the EU.

So, who does it belong to? "Everyone and no one, really," says the 25-year-old crooner from New Zealand.

There's a negative image of protesters in Japan, but one student group is changing that.

Native American tribal leaders urged a Paris auction house to cancel its Memorial Day sale of ceremonial shields, masks, and objects taken from tribes. The sellers moved ahead with the auction of all but one item.

The destination of this field trip isn't what's important. It's the ride that counts, along with catching candy mid-air and listening to the Sudanese zaghrouta.