Engineers, architects and energy experts come together for a panel discussion about new technologies and how to achieve a sustainable, zero-net energy building. Watch discussion now.

* US mission to ease tension after Mumbai attacks
* Automakers seek a potential market in India
* War in the Congo: the story of one refugee family
* What’s new at Machu Picchu?
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Many Catholics have never seen anything like this in their local parish — an Aztec dance honoring the mother of Jesus. It is part of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, highly important to Hispanic Catholics. It may be a glimpse into the future of the U.S. church. Watch.

Folksinger Odetta, human rights activist, sometimes referred to as the ‘voice of the civil rights movement’ and the ‘queen of American folk music’ passed away yesterday, Dec. 2, 2008. See an interview she did with Tavis Smiley from earlier this year.

While vaccines, early testing, and treatment have reduced the effects of cervical cancer on women in the U.S., cervical cancer is the number one killer of women in Latin America. Now, Nicaraguan women are finding hope in coffee — the country’s top export. Watch story.

For almost a year, New Jersey News has been following developments in Nuclear Fusion research at Princeton University. Watch stories…

* Did India fail to act on warning of attacks?
* Iran’s interference in the War in Afghanistan
* Japanese automakers heading into a recession
* Global Health: safe childbirth in Guatemala
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In the wake of the attacks on Mumbai, former Indian army officials have called for a shift in strategy and training to enable the army to better combat urban terrorists. Saskia Sassen, a professor at Columbia U., writes at OpenDemocracy about the growing phenomenon of urban warfare. Read more….

Frontline/World reports on two disturbing stories in Afghanistan: the growing number of women (and children) who are opium addicts, and the trend of self-immolation.

* India demands Pakistan stand against terrorism
* A survivor’s story in the Mumbai attacks
* Nicholas Kristof suggests a new way to fight terror
* Global Health: cervical cancer in Nicaragua
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