Enlarge image i The young musicians of Seguro Que Si will perform in this weekend's Inaugural Parade. Left to right: Daniel Chico (bass), Kevin Arguelles (piano), Maxwell Frost (timbales), Christopher Muriel (congas), Niyah Lowell (bongos), Annette Rodriguez (vocal), Sean Fernandez (t...
An Army brigade from Fort Riley, Kan., some 4,000, soldiers, will begin helping to train African militaries. The idea is to help African troops beat back a growing terrorist threat posed by al-Qaida. The American troops will head over in small teams over the course of the next year. T...
The U.S. Navy version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter conducts a test flight on Feb. 11, 2011, over the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. The F-35 is the fighter jet of the future for the U.S. military, but its high cost and many delays have raised questions. U.S. Navy /Lockheed Martin/Get...
A woman who survived a brutal gang-rape on a bus in India has died, according to reports. Earlier Friday, hospital officials in Singapore, where the 23-year-old student was being treated, had warned that her condition was worsening. Her case has become a rallying point in India, where...
Enlarge Courtesy of Gordon Bolar Matthew Bolar was killed on May 3, 2007, in Baghdad. StoryCorps founder Dave Isay spoke recently with Matthew's father, Gordon, who wanted to pay tribute to his son. Courtesy of Gordon Bolar Matthew Bolar was killed on May 3, 2007, in Baghdad. StoryCor...
Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's first commercial vertical farm. Courtesy of MNDSingapore. i Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's...
Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's first commercial vertical farm. Courtesy of MNDSingapore. i Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's...
Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's first commercial vertical farm. Courtesy of MNDSingapore. i Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's...
Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's first commercial vertical farm. Courtesy of MNDSingapore. i Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's...
Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's first commercial vertical farm. Courtesy of MNDSingapore. i Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's...
Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's first commercial vertical farm. Courtesy of MNDSingapore. i Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's...
Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's first commercial vertical farm. Courtesy of MNDSingapore. i Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's...
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson /NPR A money-changer in the Afghan city of Herat counts a stack of Iranian bills. More and more Iranian currency is being brought in by smugglers to exchange for dollars, which then go back to Iran. text size A A A September 28, 2012 The western Afghan city of H...
Enlarge Wong Maye-e /AP Former political detainees, Michael Fernandez (left), 72, and Tan Jing Quee (second from right), 66, participate in a forum in Singapore. A notebook used by Fernandez to scribble notes while he was jailed is projected behind them at the event held in 2006. Fern...
Enlarge Wong Maye-e /AP Former political detainees, Michael Fernandez (left), 72, and Tan Jing Quee (second from right), 66, participate in a forum in Singapore. A notebook used by Fernandez to scribble notes while he was jailed is projected behind them at the event held in 2006. Fern...
Enlarge Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the Marina Bay Esplanade in Singapore. The nation is increasingly seen as a corporate logistics hub and gateway to the region's emerging markets. Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the M...
Enlarge Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the Marina Bay Esplanade in Singapore. The nation is increasingly seen as a corporate logistics hub and gateway to the region's emerging markets. Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the M...
Enlarge Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the Marina Bay Esplanade in Singapore. The nation is increasingly seen as a corporate logistics hub and gateway to the region's emerging markets. Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the M...
Enlarge Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the Marina Bay Esplanade in Singapore. The nation is increasingly seen as a corporate logistics hub and gateway to the region's emerging markets. Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the M...
Enlarge Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the Marina Bay Esplanade in Singapore. The nation is increasingly seen as a corporate logistics hub and gateway to the region's emerging markets. Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the M...
Enlarge Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the Marina Bay Esplanade in Singapore. The nation is increasingly seen as a corporate logistics hub and gateway to the region's emerging markets. Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the M...
If the mission of World Cafe 's Sense of Place is to capture the essence of great musical cities around the globe through the musicians who live there, there's no better stop than Havana, Cuba. Whether it's salsa, rumba or jazz played in the streets, restaurants and clubs, music is ev...
If the mission of World Cafe 's Sense of Place is to capture the essence of great musical cities around the globe through the musicians who live there, there's no better stop than Havana, Cuba. Whether it's salsa, rumba or jazz played in the streets, restaurants and clubs, music is ev...
If the mission of World Cafe 's Sense of Place is to capture the essence of great musical cities around the globe through the musicians who live there, there's no better stop than Havana, Cuba. Whether it's salsa, rumba or jazz played in the streets, restaurants and clubs, music is ev...
Enlarge Nike Nike's new Lebron X. Fully loaded, they will retail for $315. Nike Nike's new Lebron X. Fully loaded, they will retail for $315. Despite tough economic times, Nike is about to go where it has never gone before: Its Lebron X sneakers are expected to retail for $315. That's...
Enlarge momovieman /Flickr.com Durians for sale at a Singapore market. momovieman /Flickr.com Durians for sale at a Singapore market. To lovers of the world's most odoriferous fruit, something doesn't smell right in Thailand's durian country, where a fruit breeder with the Horticultur...
Enlarge momovieman /Flickr.com Durians for sale at a Singapore market. momovieman /Flickr.com Durians for sale at a Singapore market. To lovers of the world's most odoriferous fruit, something doesn't smell right in Thailand's durian country, where a fruit breeder with the Horticultur...
Enlarge momovieman /Flickr.com Durians for sale at a Singapore market. momovieman /Flickr.com Durians for sale at a Singapore market. To lovers of the world's most odoriferous fruit, something doesn't smell right in Thailand's durian country, where a fruit breeder with the Horticultur...
Enlarge momovieman /Flickr.com Durians for sale at a Singapore market. momovieman /Flickr.com Durians for sale at a Singapore market. To lovers of the world's most odoriferous fruit, something doesn't smell right in Thailand's durian country, where a fruit breeder with the Horticultur...
Enlarge momovieman /Flickr.com Durians for sale at a Singapore market. momovieman /Flickr.com Durians for sale at a Singapore market. To lovers of the world's most odoriferous fruit, something doesn't smell right in Thailand's durian country, where a fruit breeder with the Horticultur...