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Political unrest in Iraq threatens civilians

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Iraqis are still living in a climate of fear, seven years after the US-led invasion. That’s the conclusion of a new report out by Amnesty International. The human rights group says more than 100 civilians died in the first week of April alone. The World’s Katy Clark reports. (Photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) Download MP3

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Protecting Beijing’s raptors

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Birds of prey still streak Beijing’s skies. But their numbers are dwindling. Reporter Ari Daniel Shapiro has this story about Beijing’s raptors and the people who watch out for them. (Photo: Liu Meng Rong, Zhang Yong & Liu Hai Yong) Download MP3

Science Forum: Urban Raptors

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Birds of prey are thriving in places like New York, London, and Berlin, where raptors nest on skyscrapers and feast on pigeons. We talk to Canadian wildlife biologist David Bird, our guest in the latest World Science Forum, about the surprisingly good raptor habitat to be found in some major cities. (Photo: www.flickr.com/ photos/ animaltourism) Download MP3

Animation made in South Africa

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The World’s Laura Lynch profiles a young South African woman who’s studying to become one of the new generation of animators in what is hoped will be a successful indigenous animation filmmaking industry. (photo: Laura Lynch) Download MP3

Iraq’s fragile culture

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Marco Werman talks with Sinan Antoon, professor of Arabic Literature and Culture at New York University, about the reality of life in today’s Iraq.

Flights to Iraq

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Marco Werman tells us that some airlines are starting to launch new flights to Baghdad.

Oil spill logistics

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An oil well off the Louisiana coast is still leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico after a rig blew up last week. A similar incident occurred last year off the northern coast of Australia. To find out what happened there and what might happen here, anchor Marco Werman speaks with Louisa Rebgetz of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Former Panamanian dictator appears before French judge

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Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega appeared before a French judge today after being extradited from the United States on money laundering charges. Noriega had been in a US jail since 1989 when American troops ousted him from power. Marco Werman gets details from Christopher Dickey, Paris Bureau Chief for Newsweek.

Spain’s DVD pirates

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Hollywood is threatening to abandon Spain as a DVD market. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports that a Spanish law protecting against illegal downloads is weak, and millions of videos get downloaded in Spain each year.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography quiz.

Geo Answer

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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the city of Ramallah in the West Bank. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Palestinian American Nadim Khoury, who runs the Taybeh Brewing Company near Ramallah. Mr. Khoury is in Washington to participate in the ongoing Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship.

Ana Tijoux

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We are going to hear about a French-Chilean hip-hop artist named Ana Tijoux. She’s got a new album in stores this week her first US release. Reporter Betto Arcos met her in Los Angeles.

Taybeh Beer

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For today’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for a city in the West Bank that’s close to a village named Taybeh. There’s a brewery in the village that produces a beer by the same name.

Music Heard on Air for April 27, 2010

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Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For April 27, 2010. Artists featured are Lord Newborn, Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Jesse Cook, Moriba Koita, Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni Ba, Harouna Samake.

Bringing US and Muslim entrepreneurs together

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Muslim and Arab entrepreneurs from more than 50 countries will be in Washington for the next two days. They’re in DC to attend President Obama’s two-day ‘Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship’. The goal of the summit is to help build economic ties between the US and Muslim entrepreneurs. The World’s Jason Margolis has more. Download MP3