Tag: Global
Documenting the world's monster waves
'The Wave' follows big wave surfers, mariners and scientists who have encountered huge waves and have lived to tell the tale....
Audio: rare interview with Wikileaks' Julian Assange
In a rare interview while under house arrest in London, Assange spoke about about information's role in democracy and Wikileaks' role in the Arab Spring uprisings....
American civic clubs grow overseas
Civic clubs like Rotary International, Lions Club and Toastmasters may be in their sunset years in the US, but they're on the rise abroad. ...
Secret lives of animals captured by hidden camera
Conservation International used hidden cameras to collect 52,000 images of mammals in the wild from Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia....
Foreign students paying to get fish processing jobs in Alaska
Globalization has transformed some fish processing plants in Alaska, where most of the workers now are foreign students....
Why Rembrandts are highly popular with thieves
There have been 81 thefts of Rembrandts in the past 100 years -- the Dutch artist is the second most stolen artist in history, behind Picasso. ...
Where the US stands on Palestinian statehood bid
Palestine goes to United Nations in September to seek recognition as a state, but US may veto any resolution on Palestinian statehood....
Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
The Motorola purchase is expected to give Google's Android phone the patents it needs to compete against the Apple iPhone....
Why Mario Bros still rules gaming
How Mario Bros changed the face of gaming, and why it continues to be a huge presence after 30 years....
Global markets tumble, Obama addresses S&P downgrade
With every major stock index in Europe and the US down at mid-day, President Obama went on air to assure the world, 'our credit is triple-A.'...
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