An Australian member of parliament (MP) delivered an impassioned speech Tuesday on gay marriage calling Prime Minister Tony Abbot and his anti-gay colleagues an “anachronistic joke.” The speech, delivered by Victorian Labor MP Tim Watts, was also a stirring account of his gay uncle, who was unable t

A tour of Quito Ecuador in South America. We visited the Middle of the World and Museum. The country was aptly named after the equator when Finnish scientists in the 1800s declared it the prime place on Earth to measure the equator’s bulge. Thanks to this, Mount Chimborazo (6310m) in the country’s

Mars is a cold and barren desert today, but scientists think that in the ancient past it was warm and wet. The loss of the early Martian atmosphere may have led to this dramatic change, and one of the prime suspects is the solar wind. Unlike Earth, Mars lacks a global magnetic field to deflect the s

In Israel, history is unfolding before our eyes. Hundreds of thousands of courageous Israelis have taken to the streets in an unprecedented civil resistance movement. People are rising up against Prime Minister Netanyahu and his extreme right-wing government, who seek to push through radical legisla

In this twenty-sixth episode of MALE BALLET DANCERS we present the Nederlands Ballet Theater in rehearsals as well as the prime Russian ballet competition performed by Dmitry Uksusnikov (Russia) - Acteon Variation. We also introduce Flower Duet; Choreography by Cristiano Principato and performed b

Yom Ha'atzmaut (Hebrew: יום העצמאות‎ Yōm hā-ʿAṣmāʾūṯ lit. "Independence Day") is the national day of Israel, commemorating the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. It is celebrated on 5th of Iyar according to the Hebrew calendar. Yom Ha'atzmaut is preceded by Yom Hazikaron, the Israeli Fal