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The Odd Friendship Between North Korea And Its First American Surfers
Julie Nelson was something of a pioneer in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The 27-year-old American citizen was one of the first people to ever surf in North Korean waters. She led North...
View ArticleThese Cities Have The Most Dangerous Public Transportation Systems For Women
A survey of some of the world's biggest cities has found that public transportation is most dangerous for women in three Latin American capitals. The poll by YouGov and The Thomson Reuters Foundation...
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Man Rowing Across Atlantic Claims He Was Attacked By Pirates
A New Yorker trying for the fourth time to row across the Atlantic Ocean was raided by pirates who left him stranded without food or water near Haiti, according to his publicist. Victor Mooney was not...
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As Syria's War Rages Next Door, Students Violently Clash At Turkey's Oldest...
ISTANBUL -- Forty years ago, Istanbul University was a battleground for clashes between leftist and far-right student activists, leading up to the Turkish military's brutal takeover in the 1980 coup....
View ArticleMeet The Amazon Tribespeople Who Beat Chevron In Court -- But Are Still...
With the judgment in their favor tied up in a New York courtroom, indigenous residents of Ecuador's oil-polluted rainforest are going back to basics.
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Iraqi TV Comics Make Fun Of Islamic State At Huge Risk
"State of Superstition," a hit comedy on state-run Al Iraqiya TV, turns a deadly serious subject — the reign of terror imposed by the extremist group Islamic State in parts of Iraq and Syria — into...
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We Could End Hunger If We Recovered Half Of The 1.3 Billion Tons Of Food...
Advocates claim a new, innovative website could help salvage some of the alarming amount of global food waste. The Global Community of Practice on Food Loss Reduction was launched last week by three...
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Choice Between Voters and Rioters?
"Voter fraud" or "voter suppression" defines current contortionist politics, too frequently depending on one's party affiliation. There are some lessons America can garner from the experience of other...
View ArticleF.C.C. Considering Hybrid Regulatory Approach To Net Neutrality
The chairman and staff of the Federal Communications Commission are moving toward a proposal that for the first time would give the agency regulatory authority over how Internet traffic flows between...
View ArticleNine Months Pregnant and Fleeing ISIS
Ameerah makes the long, arduous walk at night to use the restroom very carefully. In the Iraqi refugee camp she is forced to call home, this shared, public toilet is far from her tent, and it is not...
View ArticleWomen's Rights Group Demands Investigation Into Rape Allegations At Detention...
A women’s rights group is demanding that the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Civil Rights investigate allegations of sexual abuse at a Texas immigrant detention center that houses families....
View ArticleOn Non-Violent Islamic Extremism (3/3)
Non-Violent Extremism - the Breeding Ground for Violent Extremism The fact that Islamic religion has yet to go through a reformation process has made it an easy target for political manipulation --...
View ArticleWho Is Pope Francis And What Does He Really Want? All Together Interview With...
Welcome to this week’s ALL TOGETHER, the podcast dedicated to exploring how religious ideas and spiritual practice inform and shape our personal lives, our communities and our world. All Together is...
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Burkina Faso's President Was Just Ousted. These 12 Photos Show What Happened
After 27 years in power, Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore stepped down on Friday after mass protests against his efforts to extend his rule. The Washington Post reports that three generals are...
View ArticleWeekend Roundup: Why the Arab Spring is Still Flowering in Tunisia
The savagery of ISIS, the slaughterhouse of Syria's civil war, the marauding militias in Libya and the restored autocracy in Egypt have devoured the hopes of the Facebook generation that spawned the...
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A Brief But Stunning Visual History Of Ballet In The 20th Century
As holiday season approaches, visions of sugar-plum fairies inevitably begin dancing in our heads. 'Tis the time of "The Nutcracker," and other classic ballet performances that countdown to a whole new...
View ArticleA Mobile Health Innovation That Could Help Stop Ebola
Developing countries don't have the high-tech equipment needed to quickly diagnose the disease, but they do have millions of cellphones. One UCLA professor has a way to turn those phones into...
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Meet The Hulking Young Stars Of Senegal -- Male Professional Wrestlers
In Senegal, professional wrestling reigns supreme. Seeing as it's the national sport, those who successfully practice lutte sénégalaise, or laamb, are considered heroes in their home country, treated...
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Twitter Reacts To The 1,715 Potential Future Designs For Guggenheim Helsinki
This post originally appeared on ArchDaily. by Rory Stott #GuggenheimHKI longlist designs are out. Some beauties and some fearful horrors http://t.co/MDOGs8XO5u pic.twitter.com/BXRiW1BAVC— Rob Fiehn...
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The Costs of Ebola: Guinea and Sierra Leone
For a clear snapshot of a country's economic performance, a look at my misery index is particularly edifying. The misery index is simply the sum of the inflation rate, unemployment rate and bank...
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