Isabelle Eberhardt lived a wildly unconventional existence. She was a late 19th century explorer and writer, and an incredibly daring woman [...]
North Korea on Wednesday announced it’s suspending its nuclear activities and missile tests in a breakthrough in negotiations with Washington. Stephen Bosworth, the former US special representative for North Korea Policy, says the deal is essentially the same agreement Washington had been working for with North Korea’s former leader.
Mitt Romney has run his campaign touting his business background. He says it will make him a good future president. But does business experience give a head of state a leg up? And why does a nation turn to a CEO for leadership? The World’s Jason Margolis has more.
The News of the World phone hacking scandal continues. On Wednesday Rupert Murdoch’s son, James, resigned as executive chairman of News International. Lisa Mullins gets the news from Mark Gregory, business correspondent with the BBC World Service in London.
Two Indian men experimented with life at the poverty line. Their blogs and media appearances seem to have spurred a movement among middle class Indians to better the lives of some 80 percent of the population.
There are, of course, solar lanterns and flashlights on the market. But there’s nothing quite like the LuminAID, a portable, inflatable, rechargeable solar lantern designed by two graduate students, Andrea Sreshta and Anna Stork.
The Soviet jokes disappeared when the Soviet Union collapsed, but that brand of dark humor has made a comeback in Russia today.
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for February 29, 2012. Artists featured are: El Michaels Affair, Mario Grigorov, Habib Koite & Bambada, Moriba Koita, Seclou Keita Quartet, Afrolicious, Fragile State.
There are many ways to tell history. One of the most revealing may be by relating the jokes of a time and a place. Ben Lewis does that in Hammer and Tickle. These are jokes of people victimized by Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Architect Avi Friedman wanted to know what makes a good place – so he traveled around the world visiting different kinds of “good” places as research for his new book, “The Nature of Place”. He talks with Lisa Mullins about what he found.
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, hotel Chateau Laurier is collecting memorabilia that may have been ‘lifted’ by guests over the years.
The Italian band Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino trades in never-ending, trance-inducing movement. It might also cure a spider’s bite.
TJ Martin, co-director of this year’s Oscar winning documentary feature “Undefeated” was not the only one to drop a live “F Bomb” last Sunday night during his acceptance speech [...]
When the grown-ups put on the news from Syria, the kids started chanting along with the crowds shown on screen: “The people want the downfall of the regime!” [...]
