Jan 01 Quiz: Test your knowledge of the new laws of 2014 By Joshua Barajas, Frank Bi In which state can you now go on a bar crawl using a "pedal pub"? Photo by Flickr user Sonja Stark More than 40,000 new laws were enacted in 2013, thousands of which took effect at the stroke of midnight,… Continue reading
Dec 31 Dubai sets new world record with New Year's fireworks display .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Watch Dubai's record-setting New Year's… Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Simple surgery changes how world's rural poor see the world The Himalayan Cataract Project is a charity that sends mobile medical units to remote parts of Africa and Asia to perform simple but transformational eye operations. John Irvine of Independent Television News reports from rural India, where in just three… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch What hazards and security challenges will Syria face in removing chemicals? What hazards and security challenges will Syria face in removing chemicals?… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch Syrian fighting, winter weather delays move of chemicals after deadline Syrian fighting, winter weather delays move of chemicals after deadline… Continue watching
Dec 31 An estimated 3,520 killed by U.S. drones Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. An estimated 3,520 people have been killed by American drones since 2002. 457 of those killed were civilians. Continue reading
Dec 31 Children beheaded in Central African Republic More than half of the residents of CAR's capital have sought housing at emergency shelters because of continued violence between rebel militias. Children have also been caught in the crossfires. Photo by Pascal Mounier/EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection… Continue reading
Dec 31 If you could put 10 things from 2013 in the Smithsonian, what would they be? When Richard Kurin's hefty book "The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 objects" landed on my desk this year, it made me wonder: What artifacts from 2013 would we want to keep as tangible fragments of history? My first thought… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch How Iranians perceive the interim nuclear deal and future prospects How Iranians perceive the interim nuclear deal and future prospects… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch How Russia plans to protect Olympic crowds in wake of bombings How Russia plans to protect Olympic crowds in wake of bombings… Continue watching