While the world remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, one frontier of the Cold War remains intact; the demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea.
Beyond the barbed wire: the accidental paradise of the DMZ
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Composer Lloyd Webber has prostate cancer, spokeswoman says
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the award-winning composer and producer of more than a dozen musicals including “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Cats,” has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, a spokeswoman said Sunday.
Three trapped Chinese miners rescued after 8 days underground
Eight days after they were trapped in an underground mine in northwest China, three coal mine workers were rescued early Sunday, state media said.
Should teenagers be allowed to sail solo around the world?
On October 26, a court in the Netherlands will decide whether 13-year-old Laura Dekker is allowed to fulfill her dream of sailing around the world — solo.
Vatican welcomes Anglicans into Catholic church
The Vatican said Tuesday it has worked out a way for groups of Anglicans who are dissatisfied with their faith to join the Catholic Church. The process will allow groups of Anglicans, including bishops and married priests, to join the Catholic Church some 450 years after King Henry VIII broke from Rome and created the Church of England.
Dubai skyscraper symbol of S. Korea’s global heights
Standing in the shadow of the Burj Dubai Kye Ho Kim of Samsung Construction rattles off the list of records the building will break. Standing about a half mile high, it will be the world’s tallest building, with the most floors (164) and the world’s highest and fastest building
Interracial couple in Louisiana denied marriage license
Civil rights advocates in eastern Louisiana are calling for a justice of the peace of Tangipahoa Parish to resign after he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple.
Obama signs $7.5 billion Pakistan aid bill
President Obama signed legislation Thursday providing an additional $7.5 billion in assistance to the Pakistani government. The aid guarantee comes as the Pakistani government combats a wave of attacks believed to have been orchestrated by Taliban militants and as the Obama administration works on a comprehensive review of U.S.
GOP needs power player to end ‘warlord status,’ expert says
The 1994 elections were approaching, and House Republicans were on a mission to take control of their chamber for the first time in nearly 50 years. Buoyed by an electorate skeptical of then-President Clinton after his unsuccessful push for health care reform, Republicans charged forward with what experts say they are lacking now: a clear message and a leader
Are Development Dollars in Pakistan Being Well Spent?
To development experts who have long called for a shift in strategy in the Muslim world, it would seem like cause for celebration.