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Strange voyage of the Arctic Sea

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse in Moscow about the case of the “Arctic Sea,” the Russian-crewed cargo ship that was reportedly hijacked in Swedish waters at the end of July. The ship was apparently discovered off Cape Verde yesterday, and Russian authorities say they’ve arrested eight hijackers.

Former South Korean leader dies

By The World ⋅ August 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Former South Korean president Kim Dae Jung has died at the age of 85. Kim was responsible for opening up relations with North Korea after decades of hostility. Reporter Jason Strother looks back on his legacy.

Geo Quiz

By The World ⋅ August 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Grand plans for Paris

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy is following a French presidential tradition of developing a grand architectural project in Paris. The World’s Gerry Hadden has more on Sarkozy’s proposed “Grand Paris” project.

Geo answer

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For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for a British airport that’s just re-named itself a London airport. The answer is “London’s Oxford Airport” in Oxford… Some 60 miles away from London.

Global Hit: Gnawledge

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Traditional Spanish flamenco meets modern hip-hop. That’s what the group Gnawledge is all about. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with band members Canyon Cody and Gnotes.

Download the album: “Granada Doaba”

Rebranding

By The World ⋅ August 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Flying can be the quickest way to travel. Until you discover the airport you’re arriving in is actually nowhere near your final destination. For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking at airports near London.

Music Heard on Air for August 18, 2009

By Ann Lopez ⋅ August 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

A List of Music Featured Between our reports for August 18, 2009

Afghan election campaigning ends

By The World ⋅ August 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Today is the final day of campaigning in the run-up to Thursday’s elections in Afghanistan. Some 30 candidates are challenging President Hamid Karzai. Abdullah Abdullah (above), Karzai’s former foreign minister, is the leading contender to unseat the current president. Abdullah held a massive rally today in a Kabul stadium. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) >>> Afghans weigh in on the election and the candidates.

Abdul Rashid Dostum returns from Turkey

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General Abdul Rashid Dostum, an ex-warlord and President Hamid Karzai’s former chief of staff, returned to Afghanistan today. He had been living in exile in Turkey. Dostum is the leader of Afghanistan’s Uzbek community. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh). >>> See a BBC profile of Afghanistan’s ethnic communities.

Global Political Cartoons: August 8-14, 2009

By The World ⋅ August 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Each week, The World brings you the best in political cartooning from across the globe. In this week’s cartoon slideshow, artists take aim at Afghanistan’s upcoming elections, the continued detention of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, and those noisy town hall meetings about health care reform in the United States.

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Fighting drought with trees in Burkina Faso

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Most media stories about Africa convey gloom and doom. Add climate change and you might expect … double gloom and doom. But author Mark Hertsgaard recently found something quite different in the western Sahel. He was there researching a book on living with climate change. What he found was a small green miracle that offers a valuable defense against increasing heat and drought. It’s being pioneered by illiterate farmers… and their secret is trees. Hertsgaard prepared this reporter’s notebook from the West African country of Burkina Faso. (Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/rietje)

Baby boom

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They have been called the “Kreppa babies” – just over nine months after this country’s banking sector collapsed, this country is experiencing a baby boom. Deliveries are up about 3.5 per cent so far this year, putting the volcanic Atlantic island on course to record its most annual births for at least half a century. Also, check out Alda Sigmundsdóttir’s blog.

Entire program – August 17, 2009

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Today on The World: A controversial warlord makes a key Afghan election endorsement on the last day of campaigning; Chinese villagers break into a factory to protest the poisoning of hundreds of children; And West African farmers fight climate change one tree at a time.

A warlord returns to Afghanistan

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It’s the last day of campaigning for presidential elections in Afghanistan on Thursday. President Hamid Karzai got an endorsement from a notorious warlord. General Abdul Rashid Dostum returned from exile yesterday to urge his supporters to vote for the incumbent, Hamid Karzai. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports.