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Farms, Factories, and a Dangerous Nitrogen Overload
Nitrogen is abundant on earth and necessary for life, but scientists warn that humans are overloading the environment with harmful forms of the element.
Mandela Media Stakeout Angers Locals
Residents of a small village of Qunu in South Africa are outraged by the discovery of surveillance cameras belonging to Western media outlets set up outside the home of Nelson Mandela.
Blue King Brown: Indigenous Activists and a Best-Selling Band
Though Aboriginal communities have felt marginalized for centuries in Australia, their activism doesn’t typically grow as heated as it did in Canberra Thursday. Marco Werman profiles Blue King Brown, an example of indigenous activists in Australia who are a best-selling band.
Below, Blue King Brown
Kosher Phones For Britain’s Orthodox Jews
Orthodox Jews in Britain aren’t afraid of modernity, but they are worried about the negative influences it can have on young people. Rabbis there have now sanctioned a “kosher” phone that blocks the internet and text messages.
Considering Independence For Scotland
The Scottish government is looking at a possible exit from Britain, it has scheduled a referendum on independence for 2014.
Burns, Haggis and Highland Dancers – A Postcard From Scotland
We’re in Scotland for the Geo Quiz, in the city where Robert Burns started to make a name for himself in the late 1780′s, and where his portrait now hangs in the Scottish National Gallery.
Guatemala Looking to Cash in on 2012 Doomsday Theory
People in Guatemala, the Maya heartland, are not buying the doomsday tale, though some so hope to cash in on it.
Concerto ‘Tahrir for Clarinet and Orchestra’ Inspired by Egyptian Uprising
The piece is the first movement of what will become a concerto in three movements.
Fending for Themselves in Cairo’s Imbaba Neighborhood
Perhaps no other place represents the “divide and conquer” mentality more than Imbaba, a down-and-out neighborhood in Cairo. Now, residents are doing for themselves what the government never did.
Composer Mohammed Fairouz’s Orchestral Take on the Tahrir Square Uprising
Wednesday marks the anniversary of the start of the Egyptian uprising in Tahrir Square. Arab American composer, Mohammed Fairouz, who’s writing a concerto called “Tahrir for Clarinet and Orchestra.”
Balance Tips to China’s Cities
China has passed a milestone, that more Chinese now live in cities than in rural areas. This sounds impressive from one angle, that just over 10% of Chinese lived in cities when the Communist Party came to power in 1949, and not quite 19% when economic reforms started in 1979. [...]
Americans Prevented from Leaving Egypt
Several US citizens have been banned from leaving Egypt – including Sam LaHood, son of US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Lisa Mullins gets more on the story from New York Times reporter David Kirkpatrick.
Child-Trafficking Ring Preys on Young Mexican Women
Authorities in Mexico say they’ve broken up an illegal international adoption scam. It involved destitute young Mexican women who were told their babies had been selected for an anti-abortion photo shoot. Reporter Franc Contreras tells host Lisa Mullins that couples from Ireland had traveled to Mexico hoping to adopt the stolen children.
Julian Assange to Host TV Show in Russia
Assange’s new TV show was announced this week on Russia’s state-run English-language TV news channel “RT.”
Cyber Tycoon Wanted for Internet Piracy Arrested in New Zealand
Dotcom is the man behind a website called “Megaupload,” which the FBI alleges has carried out massive worldwide online piracy.
Navy SEAL Team Frees Hostages In Somalia
An American and a Danish aid worker kidnapped in Somalia three months ago have been freed in a rare US military raid.
State of the Union: Spotlight on Trade with China
Among the many issues President Obama highlighted in last night’s State of the Union address was trade with China. He announced the creation of a Trade Enforcement Unit that will look into unfair trade practices in places like China.
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