How to interrogate terrorism suspects

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The Obama administration is setting strict new standards for treatment of terror suspects, as the Justice Department launches a criminal probe of past interrogation tactics during the Bush administration. The publication of harsh CIA methods has raised questions about how U.S. authorities should best go about conducting interrogations of terrorism suspects. The World’s Matthew Bell reports. (photo: Associated Press)>>>Click here for BBC coverage.

Karzai ahead in Afghan election

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An interview with author Tracy Kidder

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Pulitzer prize-winning author Tracy Kidder (left) stopped by The World studios this morning for an interview with Anchor Jeb Sharp. Kidder talked about his new book, entitled Strength in What Remains. The book tells the story of Deo, a survivor of the decades long civil war that ripped apart the central African nation of Burundi. Kidder follows Deo’s story as the young African arrives in New York City having fled the ethnic violence in his country. >>>Click here to view a short video of our interview with Tracy Kidder.

Alien refugees in South Africa

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The new sci-fi movie called District 9 tells the tale of an alien species looking for refuge on earth. Their craft ends up above the city of Johannesburg in South Africa. The humans force the aliens to live in a slum (pictured), called District 9. For today’s quiz, we want to know the name of the real-life slum just outside of Johannesburg where the movie was filmed. Geoffrey York, Africa bureau chief of Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper has the answer for you. >>>Click here for a District 9 trailer.

The History of Polish Jews

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Construction has just started in Warsaw on the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. It will not simply be a museum about the Holocaust. The museum team wants to focus more broadly on centuries of Jewish life and achievements in Poland. Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska has our story. Her report was produced with the help of Feet in Two Worlds, a project of the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School.

Entire program – August 25, 2009

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Today on The World: The CIA abuse scandal sparks a revamping of interrogation tactics, early election results in Afghanistan show a close race between the top two contenders, and Tracy Kidder’s new book Strength in What Remains tells a gripping story of what happened to a man after he survived genocide in Burundi and Rwanda.

US interrogation dilemma

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The CIA abuse scandal raises questions about how US authorities should go about conducting interrogations of terrorism suspects. The World’s Matthew Bell reports.

Renditions to continue in Obama administration

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The Obama Administration plans to continue using the controversial “rendition” program that received so much criticism during the Bush years. Anchor Jeb Sharp finds out what value the program still has from John Radsan, former assistant general counsel at the CIA during the Bush administration.

Families of IRA victims want Libya to pay

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In the wake of the release of the Lockerbie bomber, some victims of violent attacks by the Irish Republican Army are demanding compensation from Libya. They say Libya supplied munitions to the IRA during the height of that group’s violence. And they want the British government to support their demands. The World’s Laura Lynch reports.

The Wire in Britain

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A British opposition politician has criticized his government’s record on crime. And he did it by comparing some British cities to what you would see on the American TV drama, “The Wire.” Anchor Jeb Sharp has details.

New Polish museum to celebrate Jewish life

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There’s a new Jewish museum being built in Warsaw. It’s not a Holocaust remembrance musem. It’s dedicated to the centuries of Jewish life and culture in Poland. Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska has the story.

Send your summer photos

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Send in pictures of your summer vacation and we’ll post them on our website.

The easiest way to get your photos to us is to send them in via email: theworld@pri.org. You can send the photos as attachments, or pass along a link to where those photos live online. Our Facebook fan page is also an excellent place to leave a photo. If Flickr’s your preferred photo sharing option, just tag your photos with the following: worldsummerphotos. We’ll do the searching and get them.

Still counting in Afghanistan

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So far, only about a tenth of the votes have been counted in Afghanistan’s presidential election, but early numbers show a close race between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah. Anchor Jeb Sharp gets the latest from the BBC’s Chris Morris.

Afghan refugees and the election

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The election in Afghanistan is unlikely to have much effect on the nearly three million Afghans who’ve fled their country. The BBC’s Hugh Sykes visits Afghan refugees camped out in northern France for their reaction to election news.

Strength in What Remains

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Click here for more information about the book.

Here’s a short video of a part of the interview:

An Interview with Author Tracy Kidder from Clark Boyd on Vimeo.