Monday, May 20, 2013Global Mall at the Crossings Grand Opening
A quick snippet from Saturday’s Festival of the Nations at Global Mall at the Crossings in Nashville, TN:...
Monday, May 20, 2013Rebels, Army Clash in Eastern DRC
Source: VOA News Fresh fighting has erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between the army and rebel group M23 – the first clash between the sides in nearly six months. Initial reports said the two sides fought for several hours Monday north of Goma. M23 said the army...
Monday, May 20, 2013Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq
Source: VOA News A wave of car bombs ripped through mainly Shi’ite sections of Iraq’s capital and in the southern city of Basra, killing at least 55 people and wounding scores more. Monday’s violence was extensive in Baghdad, where at least nine car bombs ripped through busy market places, crowded...
Sunday, May 19, 2013Astronomers Awaiting Comet ISON’s Year-End Spectacular
By Rick Pantaleo, VOA News Excitement has been growing in recent months over the approach of Comet ISON. Like other comets, this chunk of rock and ice is following a long, elliptical orbit around the Sun, and like other comets, when it nears the Sun later this year, its trailing...
Sunday, May 19, 2013Music City Center: Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events Music City Center Grand Opening, May 19-20 Sunday, May 19 1:30 p.m.: Walk with the Mayor, starting at Walk of Fame Park 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Public Preview Tours and Open House * Live music throughout the building, featuring the Grammy-winning Nashville Symphony at 3 p.m....
Saturday, May 18, 2013North Korea Launches Short-Range Missiles into Sea
Source: VOA News South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range missiles into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan. The South’s Defense Ministry says it detected two launches Saturday morning, followed by another in the afternoon. Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok says the North’s intent was...
Friday, May 17, 2013Zambia Blocking Opposition Party Registration, Says Priest
By Peter Clottey, VOA News A Roman Catholic priest has accused Zambia’s government of preventing him from registering his political party to challenge the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) Party in the next general election. “The government is doing everything to frustrate our efforts to form a political party,” said Father...
Friday, May 17, 2013Time-Lapse Look at Earth Shows Decades of Change
By Kate Woodsome, VOA News Sometimes we get a clearer perspective by taking a step back. A new project by Google, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), NASA and TIME offers the distance we need to see our planet, and our species, like we’ve never seen them before. The project, called Earth...
Friday, May 17, 2013Millennium Development Goals Status
Thirteen years ago, eight Millennium Development Goals were set that would significantly reduce global poverty and disease by 2015. Check out this infographic on ONE.org for all you need to know: http://bit.ly/10nZooy...
Thursday, May 16, 2013South American Immigrants in the United States
By Sierra Stoney, Jeanne Batalova, and Joseph Russell Migration Policy Institute Compared to other regions of origin in Latin America and around the world, South America has always had relatively few immigrants living in the United States. While the overall population remains lower than those from Mexico, Central America, or...
