One of the many things that has changed in Tunisia since the revolution is the media landscape, which enjoys a lot more freedom today.
For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for the Japanese cities that came under attack on this day in 1942 in the Doolittle Raid.
Lebanese composer and oud player Marcel Khalifé tours the US paying homage to his friend, the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish.
The man who killed 77 people in bomb and gun attacks in Norway last July has boasted of his actions in a statement at his trial in Oslo. Anders Breivik said he would do it all again and asked to be acquitted.
Both Democrats and Republicans are unveiling new strategies to appeal to Latino voters in the presidential election. Latinos are a diverse voting group, with varying priorities and concerns. Monica Ortiz Uribe of the public radio collaboration Fronteras found a great example of that when she interviewed her own family members.
Liberia is trying to rebuild its tourism industry, almost 10 years after the country’s brutal civil war ended. This week, it welcomed its largest group of tourists in decades, when a cruise ship docked in Monrovia. Bonnie Allen has the story.
The 7th century manuscript known as the St. Cuthbert Gospel was buried with St. Cuthbert at Lindisfarne monastery on the northeast coast of England in about 698 AD.
For the Geo Quiz, Global Hit combo, we are looking for a city in New Zealand where the funk-reggae band The Black Seeds is based.
Survivors of last July’s massacre were at the opening of Anders Breivik’s trial on Monday. They had to sit through a very detailed recounting of what happened that day. As Laura Lynch reports, some of the survivors see the trial as the next step in their healing process.
The Asian city-state of Singapore is known for its strict social laws, including a ban on chewing gum. It’s not known for its sense of humor but as Kavita Pillay reports, Singapore’s government want people there to loosen up.
A new census of emperor penguins in Antarctica has found that there are roughly twice as many as had been estimated. But researchers say the new numbers don’t change the fact that Antarctic penguins are seriously threatened by climate change. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with researcher Michelle LaRue.
An Indian man who lost his mother when he was only five has found her 25 years later from his new home in Tasmania, using satellite images. The World’s Aaron Schachter explains.
Animal rights is a big issue in Germany. And how Germans slaughter animals is strictly regulated. But Germans’ concern for animals also has a dark side. The Nazis vilified the Jewish method of slaughtering animals. And today Germans are intolerant of the tradition of its four million Muslims. David Hecht reports.
The World’s Alex Gallafent remembers Alex Cassie, who’s died aged 95. Cassie was an officer in the British RAF who was captured by the Germans during World War Two. His document-forging work in a prisoner-of-war camp was immortalized in the movie “The Great Escape.”
Irish rock music in the heart of Serbia is what the Belgrade-based band, Orthodox Celts plays. All members of the group are from Serbia and fill the clubs in Eastern Europe with their take on Irish standards and original music with their own Irish twist. Reporter Nate Tabak checked out one of their recent raucous shows in Serbia.
