calcutta was very hot, said amy. i wondered how our conversation about asian american literature veered to calcutta? calcutta was very hot but i got my first doll there. we spent some time in calcutta when we fled to the united states. the doll didn't look like me blond hair and blue ice bought from calcutta. she comforted me when i remember the sounds of the japanese bombs that forced us to leave our home. did you have a dog? an indian doll to comfort you when you were a child? i told amy about my doll named champy and my oldest paternal uncle who resembled chinese ancestors. my uncle was an astounding musician played the violin and k helo. i would pick up shanty's head and place her ears on the door because her ears were smaller than my ears. i wanted her to listen carefully to the wonderful sound. i may have know in the way children know but my uncle's music would disappear from my life far too soon. he died when he was 40 years old. i tried to tell amy how my grand mother asked everyone why no one could bring her

which used to be called calcutta most of the victims were porters working in the sixty three building from where chemicals and plastics were sold toxic lass's gases i should say hampered rescue efforts by hundreds of firefighters who attended the early morning blaze an electrical fault is thought to be the blame. a shooting rampage at a factory in switzerland has reportedly about three people dead including the attacker and lenses and helicopters were scrambled to the wood processing plant in looser and have taken some critically ill victims to hospital the shooter's identity is not yet known north of motives but police say the situation's under control gun ownership is high in switzerland but related crimes are very low. anger in montreal canada as clashes between police and rioting students brought the city to a halt the protests coincide with a two day education summit to tackle the fewer over two wish of three hikes which have been causing tension to run high for months or at least ten a ruckus over throwing molotov cocktails and carrying weapons given the city leaders declared th

no one where i witnessed anything like it not in calcutta.he voiceless children silenced by hunger the bodies burned at night leaving i don't trace. descending the drum hills i turned off the main road following signs and i language lost before i was born. this was land observe the land was renamed and hushed. what was left for me, generations gone. a purfume of smoke freshened my nostrils. pastures reached to the head of the bay. thick roads where locals greeted with slowly raised hands or a nod of a cap to my car the postcard my eye framed in it's longing. moony's pub where i stopped for a pint and slipped my quest. so, you are a to bein accomodating my english. they're all about here. she showed the photograph with dark hair and features unlike my own but a resemblance of an uncle. what was the ring happened on my chance or grace. why not trace through lost norman crests or track dna to tribes 6,000 years gone from the banks. or further back through each human cell to african eve her grunts are tuning savannahs. i felt the gift shared from

the blaze broke out in a six- story building in calcutta. police said all the victims were workers and described the building as an illegal market for plastic products. it is thought that an electrical fault sparked the flames. >> a shooting at a factory in switzerland has left three people dead and seven wounded. it happened at a wood processing plant. police say the suspected gunman, who is among the dead, was a company employee who had no record of causing trouble. >> 10 people have been wounded in a suicide bombing in the afghan capital. witnesses said the bomber crawled underneath a bus where he dedicated his device. the bus was carrying afghan army personnel. the taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. >> moving on to the sports news now, it is cut week in german soccer. tonight's fixtures include the hugely anticipated showdown between and -- bayern munich dortmund. the teams are battling it out for a place in the last four, but for many, it feels like the cup final. >> they have been here before. bayern munich have lifted

other stories from around the world a fire at an illegal six story market in the indian city of calcutta has killed nineteen people and at least eleven more being hospitalized is thought the blaze was caused by a short circuit toxic gases were released hampering rescue efforts a police investigation is underway. live pictures from rome here where tens of thousands of worshippers have gathered in st peter's square in the vatican to witness pope benedict the sixteenth final general audience on thursday his resignation will take formal a fact the pope shockley international community with the announcement of his abdication on february eleventh becoming the first pope to voluntarily leave his post in six centuries the cardinals will elect his successor next month again live pictures here from st peter's square at the vatican where pope benedict the sixteenth is giving his final address. you know there's a car bomb has killed seven people in northern mali the attack in could doll was carried out by islamist militants the target is believed to have been a military checkpoint manned by a target

to other news from around the world a fire at an illegal six story market in the indian city of calcutta has killed nineteen people with at least eleven more being taken to hospital it's all the blaze was caused by a short circuit with toxic gases released hampering rescue efforts a police investigation is underway egypt has suspended all hot air balloon flights in the area near locks or when one thousand people died in a crash on tuesday tourists from britain france japan hungary and china were among those killed the hot air balloon exploded in mid-air before falling three hundred meters the pilot survived but is said to be in a critical condition. a recent health scandal in israel is causing outrage among human rights groups it was revealed last month that authorizes gay female ethiopian migrants birth control injections often without their knowledge or consent now there are warnings of a serious legal backlash as artie's poulos later found out by jim. when i first arrived at the grand transit camp i got pregnant and i gave birth he told me if you don't take the shot we won't give you

to other news from around the world a fire at an illegal six story market in the indian city of calcutta has killed nineteen people the least eleven more being hospitalized is still the blaze was caused by a short circuit toxic gases were released hampering rescue efforts a police investigation is underway. a car bomb has killed seven people in northern mali the attack in kadar was carried out by islamist militants the target is believed to have been a military checkpoint manned by a tutor group the group was originally allied with the islamists when they seize control of northern mali last year or later fell out with them before backing the french out offensive to drive them out. egypt suspended all hot air balloon flights in the area near locks or when one thousand people died in a crash on tuesday tourists from britain france japan hungry and hong kong were among those killed the hot air balloon exploded in mid-air before falling three hundred meters the pilot survived but is said to be in a critical condition. a recent health scandal in israel is causing outrage among human rights gr

i should say and left dozens others wounded happened in the city of kata which used to be called calcutta most of the victims were porters working in the six story building from where chemicals and plastics were sold toxic gases hampered rescue efforts by hundreds of firefighters who attended the early morning blaze an electrical fault is thought to be to blame. a shooting rampage at a factory in switzerland has reportedly left three people dead including the killer several others were wounded when the attacker struck during breakfast in a canteen at a wood processing plant near lucerne the suitor's identity and motives are not yet known although gun ownership is high in switzerland shooting crimes are very low. this. is a packed out st peter's square where tens of thousands gathered to watch pope benedict address his final general audience a larger than expected crowd were there to be the last ones to be blessed by this pontiff whose papa see ends on friday since announcing the first powerful resignation for six centuries there's been speculation over why although the pope's reason is hi

a fire at an illegal market in the city of calcutta in india has claimed at least a lot eighteen lives and left dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working in the six story building for more chemicals and classics were sold toxic gases hampered the rescue efforts by the hundreds of firefighters who attended the early morning blaze an electrical fault is thought to be to blame. a shooting rampage at a factory in switzerland has reportedly left three people dead including the killer seven others were wounded when the attackers struck during breakfast in a canteen at a wood processing plant near the cern souter's identity and motives are not yet known although gun ownership is high in switzerland shooting crimes are very low. immigrants all. didn't have to meet acceptance criteria but in israel it's been revealed some women have been forcibly medicated so that they don't become pregnant what's more many of the ethiopian migrants who are of jewish descent were being given the contraceptive without their knowledge despite the drugs hazardous side effects or choose poli

this is like calcutta. we have to get warm. give it up right now. y'all are ready. y'all are ready.f you say no, make some noise! [cheers and applause] >> let's do it, wherever you are, give us some music! come on! >> oh, yeah, let's go! come on. if i say no, you say no. no. no. pipeline. here we go. here we go. p let's go! no! >> no. >> no. >> keystone pipeline. >> come on! >> no. >> keystone pipeline. >> no. >> keystone pipeline. >> oh, yes! >> no. >> keystone pipeline. >> make some noise. ♪ >> thank you, thank you, thank you. whoo! a little warmer. a little warmer. so we see where we are right now. there's at least 30,000 of you all right now. let me say this. let me get started. 50 years ago, right here, not too far from the memorial, dr. king marched 50 years ago on august 28, 1963. and he marched for jobs and freedom. and they marched for equality. and they march sod we could come together as black and white and brown and yellow and red and male and female and straight and gay, so we could all come together as humanity. [cheers and applause] >> but guess what? this rally 50 ye

you know, in a global economy where the best jobs follow talent whether in calcutta or cleveland, we need to do everything we can to encourage that same kind of passion, make it easier for more young people to blaze a new trail. right now only about a third of undergraduate students are graduating with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. areas that will be crucial if we expect the to complete the work that has been done by these folks and compete for the jobs of the future. and that's why we've worked to make more affordable college opportunities and set a goal of training 900,000 -- 100,000 new math and science teachers over the next decade. and we're working to train two million americans at our community colleges with the skills businesses are looking for right now. we also need to do something about all the students who come here from around the world to study, but we then send home once they graduate. on tuesday i was in las vegas talking about the need for comprehensive immigration reform, and one important piece of that reform is allowing more of the best and