Police and protesters clash in Umm al-Fahm, Saudi terror prisoner sues Poland over CIA torture, and Lebanese parlamentarian accuses Syria of conducting assassinations in Lebanon.
Here are examples of how we deal with the various vicissitudes of existence, from the repo man in Lura's "Que Brod Nem jossa" to "Lament" about a soul's final crossing...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: April 14, 2010) Almost six hundred people have been killed in a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in northwest China. Officials say many more might be trapped, and...
(Al Jazeera English: September 17, 2009) Today U.S. President Barack Obama announced changes in plans to the proposed missile shield in Eastern Europe. The original plan, formulated under the Bush...
(Poland) "Lament" is a traditional rural song that has been reprocessed through the Warsaw Village Band's uniquely urban approach. While the lyrics read like a fairly typical story of a...
(Earth Focus: Episode 12) Development may destroy the sacred culture of Altai, Siberia. Scientists call for a bailout for the world's oceans and the Republic of the Maldives sets plans...
(Poland) Presenting six young people who have created their own version of Polish folk punk! This band has found a welcome in the homes of elderly village musicians who see...
(Poland) The Warsaw Village Band's second outing finds them launching Polish Folk music further into the stratosphere. Purists may protest, but one cannot fault the band's dedication to the tradition...
-Download on iTunes (Poland) The Warsaw Village Band is an adventurous aggregate of young musicians who have taken their heritage of Polish folk music and injected...