Afghanistan review

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The commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan has called for a revised military strategy, suggesting the current one is failing. In a strategic assessment, General Stanley McChrystal said that, while the Afghan situation was serious, success was still achievable. Matthew Bell looks at the strategic review. (photo: AFP)>>>Read more about the situation in Afghanistan

Karzai still ahead in Afghan vote

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Afghanistan’s election commission has released further results from the presidential poll, still showing the president in the lead. President Hamid Karzai has gained 45.8% of the votes tallied, with his nearest rival Abdullah Abdullah at 33.2%, the independent commission said. However, more than 2,000 allegations of fraud and intimidation have been made. Marco Werman talks with Grant Kippen of the Electoral Complaints Commission in Afghanistan. >>>BBC coverage

Army suicides

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The U.S. Army is experiencing a suicide problem. Between January and July of this year, there were 96 reported suicides among active duty soldiers. That puts the service on course to set a suicide record this year. The Army is now trying to figure out what’s behind the growing number of suicides, and how to prevent them. But getting to the bottom of the problem won’t be easy, as the The World’s Katy Clark reports. (photo: Associated Press)

Change has come to Japan

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There is no dispute over the results of yesterday’s vote in Japan. The Democratic Party of Japan won a crushing victory and its leader, Yukio Hatoyama (pictured), is getting ready to become prime minister. The Democrats have ended half a century of almost unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party. Marco Werman talks with Len Schoppa of the University of Virginia, about the realignment in Japanese politics. >>>BBC coverage of the election

Global Political Cartoons: August 22-28, 2009

Cartoonists around the world mark the passing of another Kennedy and what it may mean for his favorite issue: reforming healthcare. The CIA comes in for some dark caricatures after this week’s report detailing aggressive forms of interrogation. So does Libya for its warm reception of one of its own: the terminally sick (and to many sickening) convicted Lockerbie bomber.

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Entire program – August 31, 2009

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Today on The World: The top US commander in Afghanistan calls for a new strategy; Also, in Japan a new party takes on the challenges of caring for its aging population; And confronting an increasing number of suicides among its ranks, the US Army starts a new study to understand the problem.

Afghanistan assessment

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The top US military commander in Afghanistan has finished his strategic assessment of the war. General Stanley McChrystal says the situation is serious and calls for a new strategy. The World’s Matthew Bell reports.

Counting votes in Afghanistan

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Marco Werman speaks with Grant Kippen, Chairman of Afghanistan’s Electoral Complaints Commission, about continuing complaints about election fraud in Afghanistan’s recent election.

Social Security in Japan

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The winner of Japan’s national elections, the Democratic Party, is promising to revive the nation’s economy. It also faces challenges in dealing with Japan’s aging population. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Len Schoppa, a professor of politics at the University of Virginia who has written extensively on Japanese politics.

Tories working on stuffy image

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Britain’s conservative party has changed their logo in hopes of attracting a new group of constituents.

Global impact of porn industry

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The idea of corporate responsibility is not exclusive to big global corporations. Some small business too affect the lives of others around the world. Tim Samuels found this out then he produced a series for BBC-TV about the impact of porn films in countries where those films are very successful.

Alleged abuse of CIA interrogations: what to do about it?

Seeking accountability on detainee abuse. Where should the Obama administration go with the allegations of CIA torture? It’s a huge legal, moral and political challenge for a president who says he wants to move on.

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40th anniversary of the internet

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It was 40 years ago this week that the technology that instantly makes porn from LA available in Ghana was invented. The internet was the brainchild of UCLA computer scientist Len Kleinrock.

US Army to study suicide

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The US Army is seeing an increase of suicides among soldiers. So it’s launching the largest-ever study of suicide in the military. The study is just getting underway, but it raises some ethical concerns about privacy and consent. The World’s Katy Clark reports.

Locating al-Qaeda

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America’s top general in Afghanistan says the situation there is serious and a new strategy is needed. It’s assumed that a key goal of that strategy will be to reduce the capability of al-Qaeda. Which leads us to the question, where is al-Qaeda today? Anchor Marco Werman puts the question to Bruce Hoffman, professor of security studies at Georgetown University.