Food Festival Serves Whale Meat in Iceland

A fish festival in northern Iceland celebrates the country’s fishing industry.

‘Gulp’ Stop-motion Animation

We are looking for a beach in southern Wales where some film-makers set the record for the largest stop-motion animation set.

The Beatles on a Mariachi Mystery Tour

A band named Mariachi Mystery Tour gives the Beatles a quirky mariachi twist.

PRI’s The World: 08/12/2011(Pendine Sands, Dalvik)

Latest edition of PRI’s The World.

Podcast: Developing Hybrid Pigeon Pea

British Prime Minister Unfriends Social Media

Cameron suggested putting curbs on social networking sites when police determine they’re used to plot an illegal act.

New Play Opens in London About Syrian Protests

Syrian playwright Mohammad al-Attar is premiering a short play about the protests in his own country.

A Walking Tour of Tel Aviv’s Tent City Protests

Tents began springing up in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in July to protest the high cost of housing.

Safecast Crowdsourced Radiation Data and the Unknown

Safecast volunteers collect radiation data using their own Geiger counters.

German Group Calls for Ban on Kissing in the Office

German group says kissing has no place in the workplace.

Music Heard on Air for August 11, 2011

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for August 11, 2011. Artists featured are: Kila, AfroCubism, Sauti Sol, Jonthan Richman and The Modern Lovers, Anouar Barhem, Vieux Farka Toure.

France’s Credit Rating at Risk

After last week’s downgrade of US credit rating, many investors are speculating if France is next.

Syrian Minorities Live on Knife’s Edge

Many are charging the Assad government with trying to stir up sectarian violence.

River Surfing in Munich

German surfers have found a novel way to realize their passion.

Isthmus Culture in Southern Mexico

Looking for an isthmus that is the shortest stretch of land between the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean.