On this page we'll try to bring you the stories behind the stories and give you links to explore for yourself the meaning of music wherever it's being made. Musicologist John Baily says the Taliban's assault on music is a tragedy that the world should condemn. He says the only musical activity now permitted in the central Asian nation is the singing of religious songs and Taliban chants. Baily also says the Taliban are destroying musical instruments and beating and imprisoning people who own them. The first M6-Class earthquake ever to strike near a major Indian city may have killed more than 30,000 people around the Northwestern city of Ahmadabad.
Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble.
The medieval city of Bhuj, near Ahmadabad was virtually wiped off the map. Some people lost everything. Check out CBC and Newsworld coverage including audio, video and text from cbc.ca. This map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the track of the fault line. Click the map for a comprehensive world earthquake watch in near real time from the USGS in Denver.