Entire program – December 3, 2009

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Today on The World: Can Pakistan help President Obama deliver on his new strategy for Afghanistan? Also, the pros and cons of an ambitious and new green energy plan in Ontario, Canada. And the ongoing effects in the US of the 1984 gas leak disaster in Bhopal, India.

Pakistan’s reaction to Obama speech

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President Obama said one of the three pillars to success in Afghanistan was Pakistan. Many in Pakistan have reacted negatively to that. The official reaction in Pakistan has been somewhat muted, but the press is speaking out strongly against the President’s new plan. The World’s Jason Margolis reports. Download MP3

• Obama speech: Reaction in quotes
• President Obama’s address on The World

President Obama’s Afghanistan plan

Special coverage of President Obama’s speech on The World:

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President Barack Obama has ordered 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan but warned America would begin to withdraw its military forces by 2011. World security was at stake, Mr Obama said in his address to the nation at West Point, calling for more allied troops. Download MP3

• Our coverage of President Obama’s strategy in Afghanistan

Bhopal: An unlikely legacy

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The 1984 gas leak in Bhopal India destroyed the lives of more than half a million people. But in the United States, the disaster led to a sea of changes that have made for a safer environment. The World’s Multimedia Science Journalist, Rhitu Chatterjee, has the report. Download MP3

• Listen to yesterday’s story “Bhopal disaster: 25 years later”
• World Science Forum: Preventing Future Bhopals
• Subscribe to The World’s Science Podcast

World Science Forum: Preventing future Bhopals

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A quarter century after the disaster at Bhopal, toxic chemicals continue to threaten lives in the developing world. Chemical spills poison Chinese rivers. Toxic waste sickens people in West Africa. What can be done to safeguard the public in developing countries? What role can consumers and investors in the developed world play? In the World Science Forum we talk to Henrik Selin. He’s a professor of international relations at Boston University. Download MP3

• World Science Forum: Preventing Future Bhopals
• Listen to Rhitu Chatterjee’s story “Bhopal disaster: 25 years later”
• Listen to Rhitu Chatterjee’s story Bhopal: An Unlikely Legacy
• The World’s: Science
• Subscribe to The World’s Science Podcast

Ontario’s green energy plan

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Ontario’s new green energy plan is the most ambitious in North America. It would phase out coal-fired power plants within five years and agressively push renewables and conservation. Opponents say it will push up energy costs and harm business and consumers. Anita Elash has the story from Toronto. Download MP3

• Environment coverage on The World
• Copenhagen climate summit 2009

Brown Sugar

Our Geo Quiz today starts with “the special relationship.” You know — the one that binds the United States and Britain. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what that means exactly. But we want to remind you of one moment, 40 years ago on this day, when the relationship was special…

Bombing in Somalia

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Today, an explosion killed at least 18 people at a graduation ceremony in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The victims included two government ministers and two journalists. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the BBC’s Mohammed Olad Hassan, who was at the hotel where the bomb exploded.

Italy commits more troops to Afghanistan

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Italian journalist Sergio Romano about the news that Italy will be sending more troops to Afghanistan.

Montreal Canadiens turn 100

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The Montreal Canadiens will celebrate their 100th anniversary tomorrow night when they play their long-time rivals, the Boston Bruins. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Montreal Gazette sports columnist Pat Hickey about the storied Canadiens.

Geo Quiz / Geo answer

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Our daily geography puzzler. Today we want to know where The Rolling Stones first recorded the song “Brown Sugar.” It was here in the United States. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with sound engineer Jimmy Johnson, who worked with The Rolling Stones 40 years ago on the first recording of Brown Sugar. The recording took place in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, which is the answer to our Geo Quiz today.

Russia wants cathedral in Nice

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Correspondent John Laurenson reports on a legal battle between over the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in the French city of Nice. It was built by the last Russian Tsar almost a century ago, and the Russian government wants it back now.

Buika

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Spanish singer Buika has a new album, it’s called “El Ultimo Trago.” It’s a collaboration with Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés. The record is a tribute to one of Buika’s earliest influences, the great singer of Mexican rancheras, Chavela Vargas. Rancheras are kind of like torch songs. Betto Arcos has the story.