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Rwanda seeks extradition of rebel leaders

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The FDLR is a militia group made up of former Rwandan Hutus who fled to the neighboring DR Congo after the 1994 genocide. The BBC’s Peter Greste reports on the connection between some of the ongoing violence in eastern Congo and an FDLR leader based in Germany.

Poverty in Afghanistan

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A new survey released by the aid group Oxfam highlights some of the largest concerns of ordinary Afghans. According to the survey, people are worried about the Taliban and corruption, but their main concern is living in poverty. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with the report’s author, Ashley Jackson, who’s in Kabul.

Shining a light on Turkey’s Kurdish minority

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Turkey’s government is working on legislation that would legalize the Kurdish language and establish a committee to fight discrimination. Most Turks know little about the Kurdish minority in their country. But a new documentary aims to change that. The World’s Aaron Schachter has the story.

Write to us

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President Obama’s impact in China

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While China’s state-run media have given President Obama high marks on his visit to China, civil rights lawyers and human rights activists there are disappointed in the president’s conciliatory tone. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad takes a look at the impact President Obama’s visit has had on China.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo answer

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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Papua New Guinea. Five men who set sail from Papua New Guinea have been rescued after more than 2 months adrift in a small boat in the Pacific Ocean. A doctor in the Marshall Islands says another day drifting and they probably wouldn’t have survived. Anchor Jeb Sharp has details.

Change slow in Cuba

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Cuban president Raul Castro has talked a lot about reform since taking over from his brother Fidel Castro in 2006. But a new report from Human Rights Watch has found that things are not improving as much as originally thought. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with the lead researcher on that report, Nik Steinberg.

Anasma Vuong

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Today’s Global Hit features a belly dancer. Her name is Anasma Vuong. She’s originally from Paris. Her father is Vietnamese, and her mother from Tunisia. These days Anasma Vuong lives in New York. And she specializes in a fusion of belly dance and hip hop.

Entire program – November 17, 2009

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Today on The World: President Obama tackles a long list of topics in his meeting with China’s Hu Jintao; Also, a lawsuit highlights the limits of press freedoms in Iraq; And, Beirut’s tiny Jewish community rebuilds its synagogue.

President Obama in South Korea

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President Obama’s Asia visit will conclude this week in South Korea. A yet to be ratified free trade deal and the ongoing conflict with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program will likely top the agenda. But many South Koreans are more worried about their government’s decision to dispatch troops to Afghanistan. Jason Strothers previews the President’s visit.

US and China ‘to work together’

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President Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao have agreed to work together to tackle some of the world’s most pressing problems. On climate change, Mr. Obama said both sides agreed on the need for a comprehensive global deal in Copenhagen next month, not a political statement. Their agenda also included Tibet, the economy, and nuclear proliferation. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad is covering the summit in Beijing.

Alex the Jester

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We’re going underground for today’s Geo Quiz. There are subway systems in just about every major city around the globe. The one we’re looking for opened in 1935. Today it ranks as the world’s second-busiest rapid-transit system after Tokyo’s. We find out the answer from Alex the Jester.

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Meeting of the grandchildren

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Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong and his arch-rival for control of China, Chiang Kai-shek had a complex relationship. Now two of their grandchildren have met for the first time. Taiwan split from mainland China as Chiang’s Nationalist forces fled the victorious Communists in 1949. Marco Werman has more.

Explosive export

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20 years ago, on the eve of the Velvet Revolution, Communist Czechoslovakia churned out tractors, Skoda cars, and – Semtex. The lethal and highly portable plastic explosive is still being manufactured in the Czech Republic and only there. The BBC’s Tim Whewell explores the legacy of Semtex.