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Arts, Culture & Media
The country’s name means hippo and its capital translates to crocodile’s back
Nikolai Pozharuk, a retired lawyer who helped with the search, says that when weeks passed without any sign of the plane, people began to look for other explanations.
Arts, Culture & Media
When a Russian plane vanished without a trace, conspiracy theories filled the void
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius faced a second round of tough cross-examination by state prosecutor Gerrie Nel.
Conflict & Justice
Oscar Pistorius trial highlights South Africans’ growing fears of home invasion
Twenty six year-old Nidhi Misra voted for the first time. “I came out feeling very overwhelmed,” she says. “Overwhelmed with pride and with the realization that we are an effective democracy and the fact that we get to vote is a big deal. Because acros
Global Politics
Millions of Indians take to the polls in the biggest democratic election in the world
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on air for April 10, 2014
Gabriela García, who crossed the US-Mexico border illegally with her family when she was three, recently protested for immigrant rights in downtown San Francisco. She was arrested and released for her civil disobedience the same day. "I’m undocumented. I’
Conflict & Justice
Why this young Latina decided to block a major intersection in San Francisco
Former British army captain Mike Martin
Conflict & Justice
No one in the West understood what the war in Afghanistan was really about
Former British army captain Mike Martin
Conflict & Justice
No one in the West understood what the war in Afghanistan was really about
Bradley Timepiece
Environment
Imagine if you could tell the time by touch? Well, now you can.
Bradley Timepiece
Environment
Imagine if you could tell the time by touch? Well, now you can.
Some of the top names from the autograph collection of Randy Kaplan. He launched his collection in 1996, with the autograph of Bill Clinton, and has gathered 130 autographed baseballs to date.
Arts, Culture & Media
To get the autographs of top world leaders, you need commitment, courage and chutzpah