The European power spends billions of euros on New Caledonia and faces a large damage bill from this year's violent unrest. Why is it hanging on?

After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral has showed its new self to the world Friday ...

After the fire, archeologists were given unprecedented permission to dig under the cathedral. What they found astounded them.

Tattoos in places like Samoa, Tonga, and Hawai‘i can signify a sacred oath to protect and honor one’s community.