Viva Cuba What: Lively music with soul is what you’ll get on this double-disc set paying tribute to the music of Cuba.

The Dirt:Castro, refugees, Communism and sugar are the common modern characteristics of modern Cuba, but others may argue the lack of modernization has kept much of the art community intact. While the freedom of the people has been stifled for too long, the mixture of Spanish and African cultures in this isolated Caribbean island nation [...]

International News February 1-8

Nissan Reviews Morocco Project Nissan Motor Co. is currently in strained economical circumstances and the participation in a new factory in Morocco is under review, ZAWYA reports. Nissan’s cooperation with French partner Renault for the new factory was announced in 2007, but the Spanish newspaper El Pais reports Nissan will now take a step back [...]

International News January 5

Australian Man Caught Smuggling Mummies In Cairo, an Australian man was arrested after airport security staff caught him trying to transfer animal mummies and mummies of ancient Egyptian gods, BBC reports. The Australian man was accused of smuggling animal mummies such as a cat and an ibis, which an airport official said were dated back [...]

Spa Skincare Collections: Hospitality & Spa Branding Through Skincare

Three spas in small East Coast states are building brand power by creating tailored offerings and their own skincare collections. Our favorite comes from a historic spot; enter Virginia’s The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg. The 20,000-square-foot spa is focused on wellness and offers treatments influenced by global cultures, from African healing treatments to Native American [...]

Drugs, Arms & Human Trafficking August 18

U.S. law enforcement officials at the federal, state and local levels arrested 80 people involved in street gangs across Massachusetts, according to The Conservative Voice. Those arrested represent 24 violent gangs that all include members of foreign descent. All possess criminal records and most of the members risk deportation from the United States. Fifty-five are [...]

International News May 5

At least 15 people were killed and 55 injured after a bomb hit a mosque Friday in the northern part of the Middle Eastern nation of Yemen, BBC reports. Local officials said the bomb was hidden in a car or a motorcycle and Abdulmalik al-Houthi, the leader of a local Shia rebellion group, denied responsibility for [...]

International News Week of March 31

The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, released a message that two bombs exploded at the CS Pattani Hotel in the Pattani Province in southern Thailand, on March 15. Two died and 13 were injured. The same day, a car bomb exploded in the Yala Province, killing the driver. The work is part of the violent [...]