Syrians Demonstrate Against Government Bombing The people of Mare, a town of 10,000, dedicated Friday prayers to the people of Azaz, 20 kilometers away. Azaz was bombed two days earlier in a Syrian government air strike. It was one of the deadliest a...
Sideshows Make Magic in NY Amusement Park The weird, the amazing, and the simply gross are alive and well at Coney Island, where sideshow performers test their limits. Coney Island draws hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. For more than a centu...
Coney Island Amusement Park Still Up and Spinning Coney Island is only half a kilometer wide, but this playground by the sea has been offering giant-sized fun ever since the early 19th century. It's been a Big Apple summertime destination, beginning...
Azaz Residents Pick Up After Aerial Bombings The residents of Azaz clean up and mourn after Wednesday's deadly bombing by Syrian government warplanes. Azaz had been peaceful in recent months, although forces of the rebel Free Syrian Army have had to...
Pro-tobacco Forces Still Strong in Many Countries A study that compiled data on three billion tobacco users worldwide, including thousands of face to face interviews, shows that global tobacco use is greatly influenced by the pro-tobacco lobby. The s...
China Slams Western Involvement in S. China Sea Issue Chinese patrols in waters also claimed by Vietnam and the Philippines are deepening animosities in the South China Sea. What were most concerned about at the moment is that tensions are going up a...
US Military Pilot Training Emphasizes Drone Warfare Holloman has long been the testing ground for cutting edge warplanes. These days, German training jets are the few manned aircraft to be seen here. The skies at Holloman are now ruled by remotely-pi...
Libya's Minority Berbers Renew Equality Demands The Berber village of Yefren is remote, dry and dusty. It was also one of the cradles of last year's Libyan uprising, claiming one of the first anti-regime demonstrations, and several of the revolution'...
Farm Bill Key Issue on Presidential Campaign Trail in Iowa A lack of rain and scorching temperatures are taking a toll on eastern Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt. On his farm outside Davenport, a creek bed usually flowing with water is almost completely drie...
Genetic Analyses Show Endangered Species in Shark Fin Soup More than 73 million sharks are killed every year, mostly for their fins, to make shark fin soup, industry experts and conservationists say. Shark fin soup is a common offering in many Asian...
For Moira Smiley, Global Music Journey Transcends Time To hear VOCO is to be transported across waters, across worlds, across time. What I love about old music, is that there is a sense of your smallness in the big story, Smiley explains, and that yo...
Expert: Jihadists Joining With Syrian Rebels Free Syria Army fighters on the outskirts of Aleppo earlier this month. As Western and Gulf powers step up their aid for the Syrian opposition, concerns are growing that Islamist militant groups are infilt...
Botti Taps Top Talent on 'Impressions' Botti is a generous musician. His guest lists have become legendary, and his new recording is no exception. Theres a pleasant duet with guitarist Leonardo Amuedo on Over The Rainbow. His interpretation of Randy...
Support System, Determination Help Autistic Man Lead Full Life 26-year-old Kevin Gibson is one of those success stories. He loves living in his own apartment. Its a great feeling, to like, be able to live on your own, he said. That is a rare accompli...
Olympic Fans Go Shopping People have been flooding into the department store John Lewis, which is right by the Olympic Park, to buy their official games merchandise. Inside, Olympic imagery is splattered across just about every product you can imagin...
