When Tehran's Siah Bâzi theater troupe faces the closing of their 400-year-old theater due to changing cultural shifts, the performers face uncertain futures as truck drivers and tea-servers. Can the...
In Colombia, where between two and four million people are internal refugees caught in the country's political riptide, women set up a theater group and use acting to ease the...
The war in Chechnya may be over, but rebels are still prepared to die for their beliefs and many who have survived the battles and fled their homeland, still live...
Belarus is said to be Europe's last dictatorship, a country damned as an outpost of tyranny by the US. Despite oppressive conditions, Belarus is home to an underground theatre group...
Lebanon's "Day of Anger" turns violent, anti-government protestors clash with police in Egypt, Saudi Arabia accused of suppressing rights of millions, and more.
In the hills of Haiti, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and 4REAL host Sol Guy meet rural health aide, Camseuze Moise, who provides medical care and health education to...
Many mentally disabled children in Iran are still considered a curse on their families. But now, one man in Tehran is helping these children transform their lives through art and...
Global warming. Climate change. It may seem remote -- something that only happens far away or something to worry about later. But climate change is happening here and now and...
Climate change is putting a damper on American tourism and recreation. Skiing, diving, hunting, and fishing are just some of the national pastimes that scientists say are at risk if...
One-third of Americans live on coasts near "Dead Zones", the focus of this week's climate change story. It may sound like science fiction, but these "Dead Zones" are very real...
In this week's climate change story, a warming world leads to fewer healthy people. Climate change means higher temperatures where salmonella, water-born parasites, and the mosquitoes, ticks and rodents that...
In this week's climate change story, we are reminded of the hurricanes that devastated parts of the U.S. in recent years: Katrina, Rita, Ivan. While Americans got lucky this year,...
"The Making of In Xanadu" reveals what goes into the conceptualization and performance of this complex and visually exciting piece of theater. From interviews with the people who speak the...
In this week's climate change story, witness the devastating effects of climate change on agriculture and farming. In addition to heat waves, floods and droughts killing off cattle and crops,...
In this week's climate change story, scientific evidence of rising sea levels predicts the loss of the southern end of Florida by the close of the century. Other major U.S...