History
Bangladesh: 40th Anniversary of The Concert For Bangladesh
Ever since Bob Geldof and Midge Ure arranged Live Aid, a dual-venue concert to raise funds for relief of the Ethiopian famine on 13 July 1985, which was aired to 2 million viewers from 150 countries, such benefit concerts have become widely popular in the world.
Colombia: 201 Years of Independence
As we announced in a recent post, Colombia commemorated its day of independence this past July 20.
Video: Celebrating the Solstice
Lanterns, dances, flowers and bonfires were some of the elements used in celebrations all over the world in observance of the Summer and Winter Solstices. Lets tour around the world to check out the different celebrations: Solstice at Stonehenge, Feast of Saint John's bonfires in Spain, Inti Raymi in Peru, we tripantu in Chile and Kupala Day in Russia or Midsummer's night in Poland.
Japan: Sanka, legendary gypsies living in the wild
Sometimes forgotten issues, people or stories come up from oblivion and awake something in the collective imagination. Sometimes also the protagonists in those stories become part of a legend, whose historical origins are difficult to track down.
This is more or less what happened to a group of people who are said to have lived in the remote mountains and plains of the Japanese archipelago until the 1970s. They are the Japanese gypsies or sanka [ja], written as 山家 (people of the mountains) or 山窩 (mountains nomads).
Argentina: 29 Years Later, Argentinians Remember Heroes of Falklands War
Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Marianna Breytman · View original post [es]
Serbia: Gaddafi's Cyber Army Oppose Rebels and NATO
Written by Sasa Milosevic
This post is part of our special coverage Libya Uprising 2011.
East Timor: Tebe Dai dance
Written by Mong Palatino
EngageMedia uploads a video featuring Tebe Dai, a traditional Timorese dance from the Kamanasa Village.
