Worldview gets an update on the Syria crisis from Lina Sergie Attar. UNESCO has designated almost 1,000 sites worldwide as worthy of preservation, but that status can be complicated. Julie Siegel talks about her work in Guatemala.
Malian troops, backed by the French, clashed with Islamic rebels in Timbuktu on Monday. Last week, the media was rocked by reports of the largest cyber-attack in history occurring in real time. The most common type of coffee bean may be facing extinction due to climate change.
About 70% of all coffee varieties consumed globally are derived from the Arabica bean. Scientists recently predicted that the Arabica plant could go extinct before the end of this century due to global warming. Jerome McDonnell and Kate Sackman of EcoMyths Alliance talk with two experts about the endangered coffee bean.
An AP journalist discusses Russia's penchant for raiding the offices of NGO's operating in the country. Milos Stehlik on James Franco's latest film. Nari Safavi helps plan your international weekend.
A look at Norway's novel approach to its prison system. In Cambodia, a major Khmer Rouge leader recently died while standing trial. In Global Activism, a group that focuses on leadership training.
Reese Mugerditchian heard Father Jamels James on Global Activism, in 2010, talk about his group, Leading India's Future Today (LIFT). After hearing and attending the Global Activism Expo, Reese was so inspired that she decided to volunteer with the group. Since then, she's been to India several times to work for LIFT. Mugerditchian and Dan Quinn, director of Operations for LIFT USA, are back from recent India trips to tell us what they did.
Despite recent criticism from Hamid Karzai, the United States continues to hand his government more control over its affairs. India's legendary slums are now home to 1 in 6 of all urban Indians. On Global Notes, remembering the music of Bebo Valdés.
A nearly 30-year insurgency in Turkey could be over. Muslims and Buddhists are at odds in Burma. A Chicagoan discusses her documentary on water issues in India.
