There’s a new movie hitting theatres this week called ‘Strange Powers.’ It follows a band that, according to the film’s disclaimer, is iconic to some and completely unknown to others.
As Ireland introduces its austerity budget today, we look at the fiscal crisis there through the eyes of the country’s artists. The World’s Laura Lynch reports.
Ireland will unveil an austerity budget and sealing a bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund and the European Union.The World’s Laura Lynch reported from Ireland 18 months ago, Now, she’s gone back to see two of the people have fared.
In Sliven, the gypsy capital of Bulgaria, an unusual Roma brass band hopes to give new life to traditional gypsy music. The band Karandila Junior is already winning fans around Europe. From Sliven (SLEE-ven), Matthew Brunwasser reports.
In the Geo Quiz we’re searching for the jungles of Mullaitivu this time. These jungles are found at the northern end of an island nation in the Indian Ocean. It’s an area that was scarred by a civil war that dragged on for 25 years.
