War in Sudan’s Darfur region ‘over’

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The six-year war between forces loyal to Sudan’s government and rebels in Darfur has effectively ended, the UN’s military commander in the region says. The UN says 300,000 people have died in Darfur, but the Sudanese government puts the figure at 10,000. Almost three million people are said to have been displaced by the fighting. Anchor Jeb Sharp got a reality check from human rights lawyer Rebecca Hamilton who just spent the last month in Sudan. (Photo: Stuart Price/Albany Associates) >>>Rebecca Hamilton’s blog
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Freud in Massachusetts

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100 years ago, Sigmund Freud made his first and only trip to the United States to deliver a series of lectures on psychoanalysis at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. Jeb Sharp talks to Clark University archivst Mott Linn about the historic visit. Pictured at Clark University in 1909 are, from left (front): Sigmund Freud, G. Stanley Hall, Carl Jung; (back) A.A. Brill, Ernest Jones, and Sandor Ferenczi. (Photo courtesy Clark University) “In Europe I felt as though I were despised, but at Clark I found myself received by the foremost of men as an equal.” -from Freud’s autobiography

Banned from sailing solo around the world

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A Dutch court has put a 13-year-old girl under state care for two months, stalling her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. The decision means Laura Dekker’s parents, who support her plans, temporarily lose the right to make decisions about her. The World’s Laura Lynch reports. >>> BBC coverage of this story

Our weekly World Science Podcast

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This week’s World Science Podcast will leave you walking in circles…literally. We’ve got some new research from Germany that confirms what many of us always suspected: when we’re lost, we walk in circles. Also, we hear about how Singapore is seeking to be a global leader in the sciences, and about a program to fight a leading cause of blindness in Africa.
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Entire program – August 28, 2009

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Today on The World: The head of a peacekeeping force in Darfur says there is no more war in Sudan’s troubled region; Also, Iran’s opposition leaders continue to accuse the government of torturing and killing citizens arrested during election protests, Plus: why Muslims in Malaysia will have to sit out next month’s Black-Eyed Peas concert.

South Africa’s new president meets Zimbabwe leaders

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South Africa’s new president Jacob Zuma is meeting with leaders in Zimbabwe in an effort to end the political infighting there and help repair the shattered economy. Anchor Jeb Sharp finds out more from reporter Andrew Meldrum.

UN commander says no more war in Darfur

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Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with human rights lawyer Rebecca Hamilton about news out of Sudan that Darfur is no longer in a state of war. Nigerian General Martin Agwai made the announcement today as he ended his tour as head of the joint United Nations-African Union force in the troubled region.

Europe’s own interrogation scandal

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Human rights advocates in EUROPE are calling for countries there to look into their own role in CIA prisoner abuse. Several countries are accused of abetting CIA prisoner programs during the Bush administration. The World’s Gerry Hadden has the story.

Dutch teenager blocked from solo sail

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A 13-year-old girl in the Netherlands wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. But today a Dutch court halted her plans and is placing her under state supervision while a psychologist examines her ability to cope with the two-year journey. The World’s Laura Lynch reports.

Search for a Norwegian hero

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Two Norwegian vessels are searching for the remains of a seaplane that crashed more than 80 years ago on its way back from the North Pole. It belonged to legendary Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Rob McCallum, the leader of the expedition, to find out where they are looking…and why now.

China tells Myanmar to deal with conflict

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More than 10,000 refugees have fled across the border from Myanmar into China amidst fighting between the Burmese military and a Chinese ethnic group. China is telling the Myanmar’s military government to deal with conflict and stabilize the border region. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports.

Iran opposition charges torture

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The BBC’s Jon Leyne reports that Iran’s opposition leaders continue to accuse the government of torturing and killing citizens arrested during protests that followed June’s disputed presidential election.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography quiz.

When Freud went to Worcester

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100 years ago this weekend, Sigmund Freud made his first and only trip to the United States to deliver a series of lectures at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. Anchor Jeb Sharp talks to Clark University archivist Mott Linn about the visit.

Pictured at Clark University in 1909 are, from left (front): Sigmund Freud, G. Stanley Hall, Carl Jung; (back) A.A. Brill, Ernest Jones, and Sandor Ferenczi. (Photo courtesy Clark University)

Geo Answer

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For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for strip of Australian coastline bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west and the Timor Sea to the north. The answer is the Kimberley Coast, where this week an undersea oil pipeline ruptured and is spewing crude oil and natural gas into the sea. Anchor Jeb Sharp finds out more from John Carey, director of the Pew Environment Group’s Kimberley Conservation Project.