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Local Stories March 23, 2007Mumbai slum dwellers reject free housing
Akshay Mahajan
The Indian government is attempting to clean up Dharavi — Asia's largest slum — but its residents aren't eager to leave, despite pledged free relocation. Dharavi has become symbolic of the historically poor country's growing pains as its economy rapidly expands. - BH | Christian Science Monitor | Kansas City Star |Cute Knut will live, says Berlin Zoo
Despite ongoing controversy, the Berlin Zoo announced that it will not kill Knut, the media-adored polar bear rejected by his mother. Those who oppose the decision argue that animal infants abandoned in captivity must be exterminated to prevent human dependency. - CB | BBC | Der Spiegel |Astronaut's small steps over Grand Canyon
Buzz Aldrin inaugurated the Hualapai tribe's newly constructed Grand Canyon Skywalk this week, a $30 million observation area extending 70 feet beyond the edge of the chasm. It's hoped that the deck will double local tourist traffic. - AP | Washington Post | Salt Lake Tribune | |
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