Eric Shinseki has a very American story

Why violence against women is a more destabilizing force in Pakistan than any terrorist cell

New rape case in India is not just about gender, but caste too

New rape case in India is not just about gender, but caste too

How a Canadian city created a monument honoring the wrong man

How a Canadian city created a monument honoring the wrong man

Why critics complain one Palestinian university condones violent demonstrations at the expense of academic freedom

Why critics complain one Palestinian university condones violent demonstrations at the expense of academic freedom

He’s a chart-topper in Iceland. But now with an English-language album out, new audiences are taking notice

He’s a chart-topper in Iceland. But now with an English-language album out, new audiences are taking notice

What’s it like to portray Nelson Mandela in an opera? Amazing!

What’s it like to portray Nelson Mandela in an opera? Amazing!

The Chilean miners have a message to their country’s World Cup team – we survived, you better win

This hit Indian movie offers a chance to see an empowered everyday woman on the big screen

Music heard on the air for May 30, 2014

Music heard on the air for May 30, 2014

What does it mean if the first American suicide bomber in Syria has hit his target?

They know who’s going to win, but Syrian refugees are still flocking to the polls

Forget the Ford Mustang, the Hindustan Ambassador is the only car to truly embody a country

US rejects Venezuela’s accusations of a plot to overthrow its government

Tunisians are taking ‘trash selfies’ in an effort to get cleaner streets

Music heard on the air for May 29, 2014

Behind the Balaclavas – embedded with Ukraine’s separatist militias

What will Edward Snowden talk about in his American primetime TV debut?

Everyone in this small Peruvian town knew about the men who go blind by age 50. Then they found out why

Did Barack Obama just signal a shift in US policy toward Syria?

Did Barack Obama just signal a shift in US policy toward Syria?

Maya Angelou was a poet and activist, but she got her start as a Calypso star

Maya Angelou was a poet and activist, but she got her start as a Calypso star

Music heard on the air for May 28, 2014

Music heard on the air for May 28, 2014

Obama is still defensive about his foreign policy strategy, six years on

These photos show the missing Nigerian girls as real people, as individuals

These photos show the missing Nigerian girls as real people, as individuals

Is Indiana’s strict voter ID law disenfranchising immigrant voters?

This catchy West African dance tune carries a public health message about Ebola

This catchy West African dance tune carries a public health message about Ebola

You probably don’t know his name, but this Nashville musician is HUGE in Sweden

You probably don’t know his name, but this Nashville musician is HUGE in Sweden

Panamanians go ga-ga for a chicken stew called Sancocho

This comedian mixes humor with human rights — but insists you pronounce his name right

Pablo Escobar may be long gone, but his hippos are still a big problem for Colombia

How is China expanding its economic empire in Africa?

Even as cyberwar rages, we can’t really decide what cyberwar is

Ukraine has a new president, but it still simmers with tension

Why are some people calling Egypt’s presidential election a ‘huge embarrassment?’

That flower design on your shower curtain? It just turned 50

Music heard on the air for May 27, 2014

Pakistani health officials are having a tough time getting parents to vaccinate their kids

This US Army vet has taken on a new mission – cooking school

This Chinatown button shop doubles as a modern art gallery

This is a 25th anniversary China’s leaders want to forget

Vets shine a light on POWs and other soldiers still missing with Rolling Thunder rally

Afghanistan’s newest airline takes to the skies, despite turbulence

As Ukraine votes on its future, one journalist investigates Ukraine’s recent past

Need a summer read? Check out the new spy thriller, ‘Night Heron’

Music heard on the air for May 26, 2014

Mexicans are dealing with the same drought as their northern neighbors, but with less water

What’s on Egyptian voters’ minds? They want enough electricity to keep the lights on

When the Pope left, the Christian rivalries remained