China Beats US as World's Top Auto Market Whole books and hundreds of studies have been written about the American automobile culture - our love affair with the car. But the United States is no longer the worlds largest auto market. China is. Time ma...
American Folk Legend Doc Watson Dies For more than five decades, Watson entertained audiences around the world with an eclectic repertoire that included elements of folk, blues, Country, bluegrass, rockabilly, and even jazz. A master of the contempor...
Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak Economy In a factory north of Los Angeles, glass bottles are filled, boxed and then shipped to more than 100 countries around the world. This is the home of OPI, a company that produces nail polish for women from th...
Little Known About Men and Child Trafficking Victims A new study said much more research is needed on men and children whove been victims of human trafficking. It says theyre not getting the medical and psychological care necessary to rebuild their l...
Disabled N. Korean Defector Finds Hope in Seoul Every week, Ji Seong-ho holds a silent demonstration against North Korea. He is one of the 23,000 defectors in South Korea who have fled the repressive Pyongyang government. Ji's journey south was more...
Warnings of Humanitarian Crisis in Greek Port Town Aid workers say the Greek economic crash is causing a humanitarian crisis in one impoverished suburb of the port city of Piraeus. Most of the residents of Perama are unemployed and many are unable to...
Fears for European Banks as Greek Depositors Withdraw Money Hundreds of Greek hotel workers are on strike in Athens. They are angry about plans that could cut their wages by up to 40 percent. Hotel worker Koukos Panagiotis says that Greeks' everyday...
Chicago Gears Up for Annual Blues Festival Blues fans from around the world will descend upon Grant Park in downtown Chicago for three free days of acoustic and electric blues by mostly-hometown musicians. You can count on the citys very own Lil Ed T...
Underwood Scores Another Chart Topper with 'Blown Away' Blown Away, debuted at Number One on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. Underwood, a five-time Grammy Award winner is only the second Country artist in the 47-year history of the chart to hav...
Blues Man Guy Davis Earns Praise for Storytelling Skills Davis conceived Fishy Waters, a singing hobo traveling in the American South during the Great Depression, playing his country blues and telling tales to all who will listen. He embodies the tit...
Storytellers Offer Entertaining Lessons Linda Gorham is a storyteller whose stories come alive through sounds, rhythms and the repetition of words. Gorham, who routinely performs before large groups of children, believes storytelling is a powerful te...
Experts Say Poor Quality Drugs Hamper Malaria Fight Experts have known for years that fake, poor quality, and improperly-packaged drugs pose a serious public health threat in many developing countries. Now, a new study has found that many people infe...
South African Newcomer Wins Multiple Music Awards Bulelwa Mkutukana, better known as Zahara, released her first album titled Loliwe, or The Train, towards the end of 2011. To date it has sold over 300, 000 copies making her one of South Africas bigge...
Kenya Considers Policy to Regulate Traditional Medicines The use of plants to treat medical conditions has been an integral part of Kenyas cultures for millennia, knowledge passed down from generation to generation. Yet the conventional medical profe...
Pinpointing TB Treatment in Cities A new study says targeting treatment programs at specific neighborhoods may be a better way of controlling tuberculosis in some cities. The study looks at so-called TB hotspots. Lead author Dr. David Dowdy said a ho...
