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Archive for April, 2010
The Gar
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Anchor Marco Werman profiles Chinese rock trio The Gar. Download MP3
Music Heard On Air for Thurs, April 8, 2010
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 8, 2010. Artists featured are Terrestre, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba featuring Harouna Samake, Bela Fleck, Malcolm McLaren, and Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder.
Entire program – April 7, 2010
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Today on The World: The Obama Administration authorizes operations to capture or kill a US-born terrorism suspect; Also, an anti-government uprising in Kyrgyzstan home to a key US military base; Plus, India considers opening its doors to foreign colleges and universities.
US approves assassination of Muslim cleric
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The Obama Administration has authorized operations to capture or kill a terrorism suspect based in Yemen who is also an American citizen. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. Download MP3 (Photo: Wikipedia)
Renewed interest in US journalist deaths
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Soldiers in US Army helicopters shot and killed two employees of the Reuters news agency in 2007. Now a leaked video of the incident is making the rounds on the internet and causing renewed interest in the case. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Matthew Baum, professor of Global Communications at Harvard’s Kennedy School. Download MP3
The two faces of Verka Serduchka
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Verka Serduchka is one of Ukraine’s biggest pop stars. She’s not really a singer…or an actress. In fact, she’s not even a she. This is a star with identity issues. And that makes her — or him — an appropriate representative of Ukraine itself. Reporter Brigid McCarthy in Kiev has this profile of Verka Serduchka. Download MP3
Talking Travel: Watching those exchange rates
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With summer approaching, that can mean only one thing: vacation. And for many, vacation plans could include an overseas trip. If you’re headed abroad, it might pay to watch those exchange rates. In this episode of Talking Travel, Lonely Planet’s Robert Reid and Tom Hall talk about the pros and cons of letting those rates dictate your travel plans. (Photo: Mattes via Wikipedia)
Haitians crossing over from Canada
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Since the January 12th earthquake in Haiti, a record number of Haitians who are NOT refugees of the earthquake have been caught attempting to cross the border from Canada into New York and Vermont. Anchor Marco Werman finds out what’s behind the increase from David Watts, a lawyer representing three Haitians recently caught trying to cross the US border from Canada.
Burma activist returns to US home
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A US-Burmese democracy activist was arrested last fall when he tried to enter Myanmar. He spent five months in prison before being released about two weeks ago. Kyaw Zaw Lwin is now back at his home in suburban Washington. Reporter Bruce Wallace pays him a visit.
Saudi Burger Kings ads
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Burger King ads that will air on Arab TV channels across the Middle East poke fun at Americans’ ignorance of Saudi Arabia. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from Caryle Murphy, correspondent for the Global Post news service.
Anti-government uprising in Kyrgyzstan
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Anti-government protesters stormed parliament offices today in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan. The country hosts a key US military base. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the BBC’s Rhyhan Demytrie in Bishkek.
India considers international campuses
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India has the third largest higher education system in the world, but it’s largely closed to foreign colleges and universities. That may soon change. The World’s Katy Clark reports on a bill pending in India’s Parliament that has foreign institutions lining up at the door.
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography puzzler.
Geo answer
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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Tikrit in the Iraqi province of Salah ad Din. Its home to a palace once occupied by Saddam Hussein. US Sergeant First Class George Havel spent four months in Tikrit and gave reporter Jake Warga a tour of Tikrit’s palace in this audio postcard.
Mending Polish-Russian relations
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More than twenty thousand Polish prisoners of war were murdered by the Soviet secret police in 1940. It’s called the Katyn massacre. Now for the first time the Russian government has invited a Polish leader to commemorate the Katyn massacre. Anchor Marco Werman has details.
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