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Museum of London Unearths Rare Christmas Audio Recordings
A series of audio recordings made on wax cylinders from 1902 to 1917 has curators at the Museum of London all abuzz. They detail the holiday happenings of the Wall family from North London.
Remembering Mathias Rust’s Flight to Red Square
Twenty-five years ago, at the height of the Cold War, a Soviet court sentenced 19-year-old West German Mathias Rust to four years in prison. He flew a single engine plane into Moscow and taxied into Red Square.
London’s ‘Great Smog of 1952′
Sixty years ago a thick fog enveloped London. But it wasn’t just your normal “pea-souper.” The World’s Clark Boyd has the story.
Satirical Serbs Go Global
The World’s Clark Boyd profiles a group of Serbians who want to give The Onion a run for its money. Meet the people behind The Global Edition.
Glimpses into Life in Northern Mali Under Islamist Control
Few journalists are allowed into northern Mali, which is now under the control of fundamentalist Islamic groups. But reporter Paul Mben, a Malian himself, did manage to get in, and tells of what he saw there.
Women’s Soccer Scores in Afghanistan
Sajia Sahar, the 21-year-old captain of the Afghan Women’s National Soccer Team, reflects on how the sport has grown in her country despite many challenges.
Alistair Cooke’s ‘Letters from America’ Go Online
British journalist Alistair Cooke is perhaps best known as the long-time host of PBS’s Masterpiece Theater. But he also sent hundreds of audio letters back to Britain during the decades he reported from the United States. Clark Boyd samples some of Cooke’s “Letters from America.”
World Series: Bringing Baseball Alive for the BBC
The World’s Clark Boyd catches up with Simon Brotherton and Josh Chetwynd, who are tasked with bringing the World Series alive for the BBC audience in Britain.
Debates 2012: Foreign Policy Issues That Were Not Addressed
There’s a long list of foreign policy issues that got little or no mention during the Obama-Romney foreign policy debate. Anchor Marco Werman asks our editors Peter Thomson, William Troop and Clark Boyd to name three of those issues: climate change, Mexico’s drug war and Europe’s economic crisis.
Belgium Gets Its Own Political Meme
Move over Mitt Romney’s “binders full of women.” There’s a new meme in town, courtesy of Flemish politician Bart De Wever. But what does “Zet die plaat af!” mean?
Romney’s ‘On the Road to Greece’ from the Second Presidential Debate
In Tuesday night’s debate, Governor Mitt Romney cautioned that four more years of President Obama’s economic policies would put the US on “the road to Greece,” a nod to the Mediterranean country’s ongoing financial woes.
British Hacker Gary McKinnon Will Not Face Extradition to the US
The British government announced Tuesday that Gary McKinnon, accused by the US of “the biggest military hack of all time,” will not be extradited to the US to stand trial.
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to the European Union
Friday, the Nobel Peace Committee awarded this year’s peace prize to the European Union, noting that the EU had “over six decades contributed to the advancement of reconciliation, democracy and human rights.”
‘Old Weather’ Project Yields Amazing Data Visualizations
We have an update on a crowd-sourcing project in Britain that has yielded some amazing data, and some amazing visualizations.
A Mobile Ear for Pregnancy Problems
A group of students from Uganda have come up with a high-tech version of the Pinard horn, a 19th century tool for diagnosing problems during pregnancy.
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