(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: September 29, 2010) Demonstrations and strikes are taking place throughout Western Europe to protest austerity measures taken by European governments to strengthen their debt-ridden economies...
This year the Fes Festival presented two drumming ensembles: the thunderous Master Drummers of Burundi, and the Korean Samulnori Hanullim Ensemble. What are the differences in the approach of these...
(Global Pulse: May 28, 2010) After the South Korean warship Cheonan sank -- allegedly due to a North Korean torpedo -- the West was unanimous in its judgment of North...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: May 25, 2010) Fighting and gunfire continue in the Jamaican capital, marking the third day of clashes between government troops and a drug lord. North...
Cui Jian is a Beijing-based Korean Chinese singer-songwriter, trumpeter and guitarist. Affectionately called "Old Cui"(he was born August 2, 1961), he is considered to be a pioneer in Chinese rock...
(Global Pulse: March 19, 2009) As the waves of the financial meltdown pound banks and governments, the human cost is easily lost in the background. From layoffs to shattered...
(February 15, 2007) North Korea has agreed to dismantle its nuclear weapons reactors, and both China and the US are taking credit for the breakthrough. But other members of...