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Thursday's bombings in London came as the Group of Eight industrialized nations began its annual meeting. The G8 leaders agreed Friday to increase aid to Africa by $50 billion. That increase will take place by 2010, and is a doubling of foreign aid for some countries, including the United States.

Siberia. The word, alone, sends a shiver down your spine. Siberia has some of the coldest temperatures on earth. Recent temperature readings have hit 50…

The passengers were largely tourists from cruise ships and were on an excursion to see Mayan ruins. The driver may have lost control when one of the bus tires exploded, said the local police chief.

Early this spring, I was working in my greenhouse, pinching back stalky plants, when I accidentally broke off a long stem of a geranium plant. I placed...

Back in 2005, my friend Ruby (who was 95 at the time), had seen cows standing knee deep in mud, and she saw one of them switch its tail, and that, she...

Russia will take over the chairmanship of the Group of Eight industrial nations at a time when there are growing concerns about President Putin's commitment to democracy. Fred Bergsten, director of the Institute for International Economics offers his insights.

The Johnstone Fund for New Music presents Olivier Messiaen’s Hawari, with Liz Pearse, soprano and Karl Larson, piano, Wednesday, May 27 at 7pm at the…

Even with just a few notes, the harpsichord’s distinctive twang can take you back to the days when J.S. Bach was jamming out on the instrument like a rock…

The Baltic nation of Estonia is home to one of the world’s most esteemed choral traditions, rich with gigantic choral festivals and some of the finest…

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has left the G8 summit of wealthy nations in Scotland to return to London in the wake of the bombings in that city. David Greene reports on how other G8 leaders are reacting to the attacks, and the impact on the summit.