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Training aid workers
May 2009
The World's Katy Clark reported on a program that aims to prepare future aid workers for the harsh realities of humanitarian work by exposing them to a simulated refugee crisis. Watch them learn how to build a latrine.
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'The Photographer'
May 2009
Western doctors sneaked into Afghanistan to treat war victims in the 1980s. A photographer came along and took thousands of photos. Now his images, and his memories, have become a graphic novel.
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Global political cartoons (no sound)
May 2009
Each week, The World's Carol Hills presents a selection of political cartoons from around the globe that comment on issues in the news.
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Harp seals in Canada
April 2009
The World's Jeb Sharp visited the pack ice off the Magdalen Islands in Quebec to check on how the harp seal population is doing there.
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International bicycles
April 2009
New York bicycle shop owner Oyé Carr sings the praises of four bikes that either carry kids, help aid workers, get you going fast, or maybe make you look cool.
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'A Terrible Splendor'
April 2009
Marshall Jon Fisher's new book tells the story of the 1937 Davis Cup match between American Don Budge and German Gottfried von Cramm. The world was heading to war, and von Cramm was literally playing for his life as well as his homeland.
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Robots, robots, robots!
April 2009
Clark Boyd went to the Robo Business Conference and Expo in Boston. He managed to hear about some cutting edge stuff, and take a few pictures.
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Mining for gold in Romania
April 2009
In tough economic times the price of gold usually shoots up, and this recession is no different. A Canadian mining company hopes to cash in on the latest gold boom by reopening a giant mine in Romania. The World's Aaron Schachter had a look at the 'Red Mountain'. Pictures and narration: Aaron Schachter.
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Canta Conmigo
March 2009
The World's Marco Werman tells us about a program in Colombia called Canta Conmigo. It's a government program that provides music instruction to former guerilla fighters to reintegrate them into peaceful society.
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Saving a tropical forest
March 2009
Correspondent Julia Kumari Drapkin reports from Panama on the debate over the conservation importance of tropical forest that are growing back after being cut.
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Buddhism in Mexico
March 2009
The World's Lorne Matalon visits a touring display of ancient Tibetan relics in Mexico City and tells us how Buddhism is gaining popularity in mostly-Catholic Mexico.
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Mexico's Saint of Death
March 2009
Mexico is experiencing a horrifying wave of violence. So it's not surprising that the religious cult, Santa Muerte - or the Saint of Death - has gained a following.
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The lost city of Z
February 2009
Author David Grann tells us about British explorer Percy Fawcett who disappeared in the Amazon in 1925, searching for a fabled lost city.
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Iraqi Mandaeans
February 2009
Tina Antolini reports on a special group of Iraqis who've made their new home in Worcester, Massachusetts. They're members of the Mandaean religion - a faith that predates Islam.
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Kogi Korean taco truck
February 2009
Corey Takahashi reports on a California company that sells Korean tacos from the back of a truck. Fans of this fusion of Mexican and Korean flavors go on-line to find out where the truck will show up next.
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International toy fair
February 2009
American companies have long paid for Chinese-made toys. But there's a new trend: Chinese manufacturers buying American toy companies. The World's Jason Margolis went to an international toy fair.
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Alexei Sipiagin
January 2009
Russian trumpet player Alexei Sipiagin describes his journey from growing up in the Soviet Union to playing at the pinnacle of American jazz.
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Puentes/Bridges
January 2009
Katy Clark accompanied a group of Midwestern diary farmers who traveled to rural Mexico to meet the families of the migrant workers they employ back in the U.S.
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