17 Killed in Recent Mumbai Bombings Amid popular anger and grief at the apparent terror attacks in India's financial hub, Mumbai, top Indian officials are heading to the city and promising answers. At least 17 people were killed in Wednesday's back-t...
Kasey Chambers' 'Little Bird' Takes Flight Kasey Chambers was just 11 years old when she began her career as a member of The Dead Ringer Band, a group led by her parents. In 1999, at the age of 23, Kasey released her first solo album to considerable...
Nigerian Labor Leaders Call Strike Over Minimum Wage Nigerian labor leaders are calling for a three-day general strike next week to protest failures to pay a new, national minimum wage. Negotiations on a new minimum wage for Nigerians began more than...
The Revolution Continues on Chicago Blues Tribute Album A tribute album to Chicago blues wouldn't be complete without an appearance by two of the city's most beloved bluesmen, Buddy Guy and James Cotton. Both appear on the all-star recording, Chicago...
Melting Pot Cooks Up New American Cuisine In most major American cities, You can find food carts, where vendors sell meals from mobile trucks. Many people end up cooking the foods of their childhood - whether it's new immigrants selling their native...
New UN Mission for South Sudan to Emphasize Security, Rule of Law With South Sudan now fully independent, plans are underway to deploy a new United Nations peacekeeping force in the country. The UN Security Council unanimously approved that force las...
African Countries Debate Using DDT in Anti-Malaria Efforts The chemical pesticide DDT has been banned by most countries for use in agriculture, but some continue to use it indoors to kill insects that carry malaria. In Zambia, it's an important part...
Tension Rises in Egypt Between Government, Protesters Young people in a tent city at the center of Cairo's Tahrir Square chanted a song from the 1950s, with words updated to refer to their revolution, saying they want to return Egypt to what they see...
Teleconferencing Promotes Sense of Community Among Hmong Call-in radio Each day around the world, thousands of Southeast Asians pick up their telephones to listen to the radio. They tune in to one of at least 20 different teleconferences, which broad...
US Bridge Loses Main Claim to Fame Several years ago, the U.S. automobile-rental company Avis came up with an imaginative, if not exactly boastful, advertising slogan. We're Number Two! in number of rentals, it went. We Try Harder. The folks in south...
India's Circus Owners Banned From Using Children Performers India's traditional traveling circuses remain widely popular across the country, although attendance has been falling in recent years. Despite their popularity, there have long been concerns...
Pat Metheny Goes Solo on 'What's It All About' Acclaimed guitarist Pat Metheny returns to playing solo acoustic guitar on a new album of pop standards called What's It All About. It's not every day that you hear a remake of The Stylistics' Betcha By...
Pioneering Reporter Helped Change Face of US TV News Through the first half of the 20th century, as television became a fixture in U.S. homes, the reporters Americans saw on TV were white, and almost all men. That began to change in the 1960s. Africa...
Scientists Unravel Potato's Genetic Blueprint Scientists have decoded the genetic blueprint of the world's third most important food crop: the potato. Researchers from 26 institutions around the world worked on the project to sequence, or map, the po...
Study: Stop-Smoking Aid Ups Cardiovascular Risks An analysis of more than a dozen drug studies finds that smokers who take the drug Chantix to help them kick the habit face significantly higher risks of cardiovascular problems including stroke, heart...
