Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. China’s infamous “bat woman” coronavirus scientist has denied any reports that she attempted to defect.

With everything from the fear of deadly snakes to alleged executions by anti-aircraft gun, it’s understandable why many North Koreans desire to flee the Hermit Kingdom. What’s interesting to note, ...

Six more dancers from the National Ballet of Cuba defected during a performance abroad. Lester Tomé, a former Cuban dance critic, tells NPR's Scott Simon why Cuba can't hold on to its ballerinas. This ...

Former Vice President Al Gore stood before a crowd of renewables investors, analysts and clean energy industry executives and declared the electric power grid in the U.S. as much of a technological ...

For decades, Cubans seeking athletic promise beyond their restrictive borders have dashed from U.S. hotels or disappeared into stadium shadows, choosing to leave behind family and friends for liberty ...

The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has criticised politicians defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress ...

A 29-year-old Cuban pilot flew a Soviet-era biplane to freedom in Florida Friday — and promptly took a selfie when he landed. Miami International Airport officials said the single-engine Antonov An-2 ...

A funny thing is happening in my home state of Kansas right now: Republican women keep defecting to the Democratic Party. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused governors defecting from its fold of greed, selfishness, and covetousness, insisting that Nigerians will ultimately decide their fate in the 2027 general ...