The concept of a capital city is usually straightforward: it is the heart of a nation, hosting its government, culture and administration. However, some countries do not follow this single-capital ...

Bill Holcomb plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe. Sunday Puzzle: Hidden capitals On-air challenge: I'm going to read you some sentences. Each conceals the name of a ...

The construction of South Sudan's new $10 billion capital remains shrouded in mystery, with virtually no progress made more than 13 years after it was first announced, according to an analysis of ...

We all had to learn geography in school. Memorizing capitals, tracing rivers on maps, and trying to remember which mountain ...