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Archive for August 10th, 2009

Taking you “Inside the Taliban”

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Inside the Taliban

The World, in conjunction with GlobalPost and The PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, team up to give you an amazing glimpse into the past, present and future of the Taliban. Veteran reporter Charles Sennott journeys to Pakistan and Afghanistan to document the rise, the fall, and the rebirth of the movement. Click on the player above to hear or download our four-part series “Inside the Taliban.” (Photo: Seamus Murphy/VII for GlobalPost) Also, be sure to check out GlobalPost’s “Life, Death and the Taliban,” and The PBS NewsHour’s “Profiles of the Taliban.“

Iraq bomb attacks

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Iraqi bomb attacks

At least four bombs have exploded in Iraq, killing about 40 people and wounding more than 200. The attacks come a month after U.S. troops pulled back from cities and handed over security to Iraqi soldiers. The World has the latest from Iraq. >>> Click here for the latest updates from the BBC.

Global spellers gather in NYC

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A regional contestant in the SpellEvent Championship

A regional contestant in the SpellEvent Championship

Today in New York City, teenagers from seven non-English-speaking countries competed to become the best speller in English. It was the First Annual Global SpellEvent Championship, organized by Franklin Electronic Publishers. The winner received a scholarship worth $10,000. >>>Click here for more information on the event.

Liberia’s military

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Liberian Soldiers

Hillary Clinton is in the Democratic Republic of Congo today. The Secretary of State urged Congolese students to speak out against corruption and conflict. Tomorrow, she’s expected to raise issues of sexual violence with President Joseph Kabila. Later this week, Clinton will visit another African country that has suffered an epidemic of sexual assaults, often by government soldiers, in recent years. That country is Liberia. As Anna Sussman reports, the State Department is trying to reform Liberia’s army by re-training and re-arming it. (Photo: REUTERS TV)

Afghanistan’s new national park

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For our Geo Quiz today we’re looking for the name of Afghanistan’s new national park. It’s nestled in the Hindu Kush mountain range of Central Afghanistan.

Entire program – August 10, 2009

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Today on The World: The US targets drug lords in Afghanistan; Disarray within Pakistan’s Taliban.

New wave of violence in Iraq

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The United States is getting out of Iraq. Washington and Baghdad have agreed that all U-S forces should leave the country by the end of 2011. But the Pentagon has warned that insurgents are trying to re-ignite the kind of sectarian violence that nearly tore Iraq apart in recent years. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Natalya Antelava is in Baghdad.

Targeting drug lords in Afghanistan

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In a policy shift, the US military is now targeting drug lords in Afghanistan the same way it targets insurgents. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports.

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The World, in conjunction with partners GlobalPost and The PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, team up to give you an amazing glimpse into the past, present and future of the Taliban. Veteran reporter Charles Sennott journeys to Pakistan and Afghanistan to document the rise, the fall, and the rebirth of the movement. Read more

Disarray within the Taliban

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The leader of the Pakistani Taliban is believed to have died last week in a US drone strike. And another Pakistani Taliban leader may also have been killed this past weekend. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Nicholas Schmidle, author of the book, “To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan.”

International spelling bee

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There was an unusual spelling bee in New York today. None of the participants was a native English speaker. Earlier today, anchor Lisa Mullins spoke with three of the participants in the Global SpellEvent Championship.

(L-R) Mark Algren, Clara Sofia Brunetto, Barry Lipsky, Charles Amorosino

(L-R) Mark Algren, Clara Sofia Brunetto, Barry Lipsky, Charles Amorosino

British Bobby turned comedian

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Anchor Lisa Mullins has news of a British policeman who’s moonlighting as a stand-up comedian at the Edinburgh Festival.

US re-trains and re-arms Liberia’s military

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The US government is conducting an experiment in peacekeeping in Liberia. It’s retraining and rearming the Liberian army. The plan is to turn what was a notoriously criminal military into a force for stability. As Anna Sussman reports, the plan has raised hopes — and concerns — in the West African nation.

Israel’s third temple movement

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Almost two thousand years ago, the second temple in Jerusalem was destroyed and the Jews in Palestine went into exile. Now some Jews in Israel today say it’s time to rebuild the temple. Problem is… they want to rebuild it on the location of Islam’s holiest site in Jerusalem. Linda Gradstein reports.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Indian reality TV

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The BBC’s Delnaaz Irani reports on a particularly revealing Indian reality TV show.