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.

Linguistic Respect for the People Once Derided as Gypsies

The Roma in Romania have long been called Tigan or Gypsy. Now, the country has made Roma the official term and hopes to reduce stereotypes and discrimination.

Old is New Again in Bavaria

Traditional Bavarian leather pants are gaining popularity among younger German, especially during Oktoberfest.

Isthmus Culture in Southern Mexico

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

Conservation and the Spirit World

The most intriguing session I attended at this year’s AAAS meeting was led by Stanford ecologist José Fragoso. In it, Fragoso described how he and his colleagues are working with indigenous groups in Guyana and Brazil to find out how cultural change affects the diversity of species in the surrounding forests and savannas.

Denmark angry over tourism web ad

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A web video produced by Denmark’s Tourism bureau was supposed to lure tourists to the Scandinavian country. Instead, it’s drawn the ire of Danes. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Anders Lindemann, a Danish Broadcasting journalist who’s been following the story.

Global Hit: Dame Vera Lynn

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A 92-year-old woman has hit the top of the British album charts. Dame Vera Lynn beat out the competition with a newly-released collection of songs that were hits 70 years ago. The World’s Laura Lynch has the story.

What’s hot at the Venice biennale

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the New York Times Carol Vogel, who’s covering the Venice Biennale — the international contemporary art gathering that Venice hosts every two years. Listen