This week, why a Pentagon program to recruit more foreign language-speaking soldiers is attracting so many Koreans. Then selling beer North Korean style. After that we give thanks to activist listeners in Gagauz, Tongan, Czech and many other languages. Finally, as Barack Obama heads to Ghana, we head to a beach in Ghana, a beach whose name is hotly debated. Listen
President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana on Friday. The World’s Laura Lynch is already in the capital, Accra, getting a sense of how Obama-mania has gripped the West African nation.
Today on The World: Leaders at the G8 summit agree on targets for reducing greenhouse gases, moondust becomes a medium for a former Apollo astronaut turned artist, and a view of President Obama’s Moscow visit, courtesy of Russian TV. Listen
