Ten years into the war in Afghanistan, American publishers continue to put out new books about the conflict and the country. But will those books dry up as the United States proceeds to withdraw its forces from the country?
An estimated 1.7 percent of people in greater Toronto cycle to work. That’s a low figure compared to other large North American cities listed. Many European cities such as Berlin, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam leave Toronto in the dust.
The World’s China correspondent Mary Kary Magistad talks to anchor Marco Werman about how biking in Beijing has changed as more and more cars are taking over the roads.
Italy’s government wants to create jobs by liberalizing the job market, but that would diminish the power of professional guilds that currently control who can and who cannot practice certain types of jobs.
Hundreds of dead dolphins washed up on the beaches in northern part of Peru’s vast coastline and now in the past few days, dead pelicans have been found in the very same area.
Spanish unemployment has hit a new record high, official figures have shown, and figures due out on Monday are expected to confirm that Spain has fallen back into recession.
Wrangling over austerity measures claimed another government this week. Politicians in the Netherlands couldn’t agree on how to cut $ 18 billion from the budget to meet targets set by the European Union. The talks failed, and the Dutch government collapsed.
The era of Dutch tolerance of marijuana use may be going up in smoke. The Dutch government will soon issue “weed passes ” to a limited number of Dutch residents wishing to score pot in traditional coffeehouses. The new law’s intended to keep away “drug tourists” but coffeehouse owners say the law’s unfair and will cut into their profits.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks with host Marco Werman about her new book Prague Winter. Sec. Albright considers how her family’s loss during the Holocaust might impact her view on how and when to intervene in global conflicts.
Two years ago Russian researchers spotted what they believe is the only all white, adult killer whale in the North Pacific Ocean. Now the research team plans to explore the region to try to identify and observe the orca named Iceberg.
Throughout the US, many courts have been cutting wages for court interpreters. As a result, in Nevada, some interpreters are now refusing to work. Observers worry that if the trend continues, it could create a crisis in the judicial system. The World’s Jason Margolis has more.
France gets a larger share of its electricity from nuclear power than any other country. But as Liam Moriarty reports, a year after the Fukushima disaster public support is eroding, and for the first time nuclear power has become an issue in a presidential election.
Nearly 3,000 people died in Kabul last year as a result of an intangible threat – air pollution.
The most disastrous exit by foreign forces from Afghanistan was by the British during the First Anglo-Afghan War, 170 years ago. More than 16,000 people retreated from Kabul, and only one single Briton reached safety. A new book re-tells the story of that war, and readers can make their own parallels to today. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with author, Diana Preston.
Low-budget artists from the West are exploring the opportunity to tap into India’s creative energy turning it into an arts outsourcing destination.
