Archive for 2010
New Iraqi government takes shape
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Newly re-elected Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has reappointed Shia leader Nouri Maliki (pictured) as prime minister. The move comes after a deal was reached to end months of political deadlock but the power-sharing deal was thrown into doubt after the main Sunni-backed alliance, led by former PM Ayad Allawi, walked out of parliament. Lisa Mullins talks with The BBC’s Jim Muir in Baghdad. Download MP3
End to Iraq’s epic journey in sight? by Jim Muir
A look at the middle class safety net
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Entitlement programs protecting the middle class are under budgetary assault throughout the developed world. In the US, too, everything from social security payments to mortgage tax deductions appears to be up for discussion. Guy Sorman (pictured) is a French philosopher and economist. He’s looked closely at the middle class safety net as it functions in Europe and the US. (Audio available after 5PM Eastern)(Photo: Mariusz Kubik) Download MP3Benefit overhaul in Britain
Simon Winchester’s Atlantic book
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Lisa Mullins talks with author Simon Winchester about his new book, “Atlantic: Great Seat Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories”. Download MP3On The World: Simon Winchester’s Atlantic World
Capturing the war in cameras
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We have seen a lot of pictures from Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade. Chances are that many of them were actually taken by the military. Combat cameramen and women, document everything from battles to the daily life of the soldiers. Most of the soldiers in training will be deployed either to Afghanistan or Iraq. Correspondent Jake Warga has more. Download MP3 (Photo: Jake Warga)
Icelandic singer-songwriter Olof Arnalds
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In our Geo Quiz we’re looking for the South American home of the charango which also has links to Iceland. For the Global Hit, Marco Werman speaks with Icelandic singer-songwriter Olof Arnalds who sings and plays airy Icelandic songs on the charango. Download MP3Video: See Olof Arnalds performing live.
Canadian vets turn to younger generation
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Today is Veterans Day. In Canada it is called Remembrance Day. A day to look back and reflect on war and those who served. Now some older Canadian veterans are looking ahead, too. As men and women who served in wars of the first half of the 20th century are disappearing, some Canadian veterans are calling on younger generations to keep the remembrance alive. Download MP3
Cuba angered over US video game
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The Cuban government is criticizing a new video game in which US special ops soldiers try to kill a young Fidel Castro. A Cuban government website said the fame glorifies assassination and will turn American children into “sociopaths.” Download MP3
Britain gets tough on welfare
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These are tough economic times and countries are imposing some tough economic measures. Britain is reducing spending on higher education. The World’s Laura Lynch updates on Britain’s latest austerity measures – sweeping changes to the country’s social safety net. Download MP3
Memory of US war dead kept alive in England
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There is a quiet green slope of land in England that is hallowed ground for Americans and the British alike. It holds the remains of nearly 4,000 American veterans from World War II, who never made it home. Anchor Lisa Mullins takes us there and introduces us to the man who dedicates his life to caring for US veterans buried abroad. Download MP3
Entire program – November 10,2010
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Today on The World:Five more people die in insurgent attacks targetting Christians in Iraq;Also, the U-S and China are pushing each other’s financial buttons as leaders head to tomorrow’s G20 Economic Summit;and how women in Cairo are using online maps to fight sexual harassment. Download MP3
The currency wars
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The US is mad at China for the artificially low value of its currency. China is mad at the US for the Federal Reserve’s decision to flood the US market with dollars. On the eve of the G20 summit in Seoul, Simon Johnson, professor at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the former chief for the International Monetary Fund, explains the issue. Download MP3 (Photo courtesy: BBC)BBC Link : More on currency wars
Targeting Iraq’s Christians
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The UN Security Council has condemned the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Iraq. The attacks are targeting Iraq’s large Christian minority. Five people died in attacks on Christian targets in Baghdad on Wednesday, last week, insurgents linked to al-Qaeda declared that all Christians in Iraq were legitimate targets. Jane Arraf is Iraq correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. Download MP3‘Bird-friendly’ coffee
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A recent study found that 13 percent of the world’s birds are either threatened or endangered. The problem has many causes, but one of them is – well – coffee. That’s right, your morning cup of joe may be harming songbirds, but as Diane Toomey reports, there are efforts afoot to change that. Download MP3Audio Extra: Listen to what the birds sound like
How consumers affect migratory birds
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with ornithologist Bridget Stutchbury about the problems confronting migratory birds and the role consumers play in harming or helping them. Download MP3
Cairo fights harassment through maps
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Activists in Cairo have created an online map to fight sexual harassment around the city. Reporter Ursula Lindsey has more from Cairo. Download MP3 (Image courtesy: harassmap.org)See the map
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