Israeli-born writer Ayelet Waldman tried to put Israel out of her mind for 20 years. Now she and her husband, Michael Chabon, are bringing writers to the region to write about the West Bank occupation.

In the fictional film "Radio Dreams," members of a rock band from Afghanistan want to jam with Metallica. The group, Kabul Dreams, is now based in San Francisco and is trying to find an audience in the US.

He was born in China, but says his immigrant roots make him all the more American.

Nonagenarian Javier Delgado Corona's bar in Tequila, Mexico, is ranked among the world's best. His advice when it comes to tending bar? "Smile when someone walks in. Greet them ... get them a cool drink in a clean glass," he says.

Pakistani activist Sabeen Mahmud died a year ago this week. Over the weekend, friends and family gathered to remember her and honor her legacy.

Laredo, UK, is the only living, breathing Wild West town around. It was not created as a film set, but rather for people to live the experience and commit to the lifestyle.

A town in Colombia gets new life in East Boston. But now gentrification threatens that rejuvenated community.

Every morning, behind a metal door marked “secret," Carlos Martins and two other bakers make enough dough and custard for 20,000 pastries.

Papa Wemba died earlier this week, after he collapsed on stage in Ivory Coast. The star, known as the king of Congolese rumba, was jailed in 2004 for smuggling Congolese people to Europe. Lubangi Muniania, a Congolese arts educator who knew Papa Wemba, explains Wemba's history.

Japanese migrants moved to Brazil by the hundreds of thousands. Now, their descendants are moving back.