A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
Ban urges support for migrant families in message marking International Day
Focusing on the social and cultural contributions of migrants, as well as on the challenges they face, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged governments to implement policies that help migrants adapt and prosper in their host countries.
Super Bowl meets Bollywood at cricket’s IPL match
If it sounds like the Super Bowl has met Bollywood, then the Indian Premier League (IPL) has done its job. Just three seasons into its new faster-tempo and hypercommercialized brand of cricket, the multibillion-dollar venture has taken the imperial gentleman’s sport, where matches could last for five days, and souped it up into an appetizing three-hour after-work special.
American dream
The dominant characteristic of the art market over the past ten years has been the globalisation of collecting. From London to Los Angeles, sales that once featured work exclusively by European and American artists now include new names from India, Africa and China.
Hearts, minds and homegrown terror
We're back at that old game of winning the hearts and minds of people who want to kill us. Except the problem is becoming a homegrown one. Faisal Shahzad may have had any number of motivations to detonate a bomb in Times Square, but his intent was harming his fellow Americans.
Question Box brings rural India online, one village at a time
A basic device is helping Indians get online without being in front of a computer. The Question Box lets users tap into the Web via telephone operators. Its founders say it could help bridge the world's digital divide.
Ecumenical event in Germany aims to instill trust in churches
Still reeling from scandals, both the Protestant and Catholic Churches have much to make up for in their fall from grace. The Second Ecumenical Kirchentag, a conference being held from May 12-16 in Munich, looks to soften the blow of the scandals.
Facebook Disabled Taliban Spokesman Account
Qari Mohammad Yousuf, the purported Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan, or someone using his name, recently found his way to Facebook, one of the most used social network web sites in the world.
Mexico’s Calderon to protest Arizona law to Obama
Mexican President Felipe Calderon will protest to U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington next week about Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants, Calderon told Reuters Thursday.
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