The story of Venezuela’s economic rise and fall is one that is all too familiar for petro states.

Flash flooding in Rio de Janeiro have led to eight deaths as a state of emergency was declared. CGTN’s Lucrecia Franco has more.

“The Recovering” further cements the belief that redemption that leads to a life worth living is always possible. Even in the darkest of one’s days, life can still be a series of second chances that all of us have a right to.

When you think of satellites, spacecraft like Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, comes to mind. These days, the satellite industry is all about miniaturization – and so-called ‘CubeSats’ are all the rage.

U.S. gun laws are a polarizing subject in America but access to firearms in the States has effects on other countries too, particularly south of the border.

An Easter holiday under the sun in Sri Lanka would turn into a waking nightmare for many tourists.

Inflation is just one of the problems facing thousands of small and medium-sized companies in the country.

Brazil’s employment rate is refusing to go down. And the consequence is a record of unemployed people, according to a recent government survey. More and more citizens are taking on odd jobs to survive.

There’s no place to hide when the D.C. Divas are training. They practice their offense and defense drills, again and again, to get ready for game day. But these women aren’t professional athletes.

Plenty of places are popping up to provide that VR experience.

China has become a breeding ground for some big talent with their eyes set on the big leagues.

Greenpeace estimates that by 2020, China’s electronic waste will reach more than 15 million tons. One Beijing artist is trying to draw attention to this growing problem.

China’s path out of poverty has not been easy. It built markets that were once never there. This led to one of the greatest human achievements of our time. This week on Full Frame: Poverty Alleviation.

Full Frame returns with their new season on the dire issue of overpopulation and whether the world can sustain so many of us.

Find out how a box of chalk changed artist David Zinn’s life.

One Colombian artist started singing in churches at age 6 and by 10 he mastered the guitar. He is now taking his “creole vibration” to international crowds. Meet our Urban Voice, Elkin Robinson.

In Colombia, a rugby player has been teaching the sport to kids from a working-class town and is seeing the same results. For our Game Changer on “Americas Now” meet Lucas Marroquin.

The desire for good Public Relations has led narco-traffickers to recruit some of the best talent to speak out – or “sing out” – on their behalf.