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Political stand-off affects life in Ivory Coast

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Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Ivorian citizen Toure, who lives in Abidjan, about how the political stand-off and violence in his country are affecting him and his family. Download MP3

Turkish metropolis

By The World ⋅ January 14, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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We’re off to western Turkey for today’s Geo Quiz. Legend has it the ancient city of Byzantium was founded by ancient Greeks who sailed across the Aegean Sea. Today it is part of Turkey under what name? Download MP3

Hunting rabbits with ferrets

By The World ⋅ January 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Simon Damant, a forester on the Wimpole Hall Estate in Cambridgeshire, England, about a course he is offering to the public on how to hunt rabbits with ferrets. Download MP3

Video: Hunting rabbits with ferrets

Rains devastate parts of Brazil

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Heavy rains have brought misery and destruction to parts of Brazil. More than 500 people drowned or were buried by mudslides in a mountainous region just north of Rio de Janeiro. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Paulo Cabral, in Teresopolis, one of the hardest hit towns. Download MP3

BBC: Brazil floods

Music Heard on Air for January 14, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ January 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 14, 2011. Artists featured are AfroCubism, Habib Koite & Bamada, Alison Brown, Zelal, Cem Yildiz.

Entire program – January 13, 2011

By The World ⋅ January 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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We look at the violence and political unrest that continue to erupt in Tunisia and Lebanon; Heavy rains in Brazil have killed more than 300 people in a mountainous region just north of Rio de Janeiro; and a political cartoonist in South Africa defends his position AND profession. Download MP3

Tunisia unrest continues

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At least four people died in overnight clashes with security forces in Tunisia despite a curfew and the deployment of troops, opposition officials have said. A protester was reportedly shot dead in a western suburb of the capital, Tunis, while three others were killed when police opened fire in a southern area. The nationwide protests that began last month have been fueled by anger at poverty, unemployment and corruption. Clark Boyd reports. Download MP3
BBC video: Live rounds fired in Tunis

US resumes deportation of Haitians

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The United States is resuming its policy of deporting Haitians. This month will be the first time they’ve deported people since before the devastating earthquake in January 2010. Marina Giovannelli reports from Miami.
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Political cartoons from South Africa

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Jonathan Shapiro, known by his pen name, Zapiro, is the most widely recognized political cartoonist in South Africa. His cartoons challenge the leaders of this new democracy. The World’s Carol Hills reports on how Zapiro’s insistence on political accountability comes in part from where he started his career, as an anti-apartheid activist. Download MP3
Video: Watch Zapiro create a cartoon

Berlusconi suffers legal setback

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Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi suffered a legal setback today. Italy’s Constitutional Court ruled that the Prime Minister can no longer claim official business as an excuse to avoid testifying in legal cases against him. The World’s Gerry Hadden has more. Download MP3

Is Silvio Berlusconi on His Way Out?

Carmen Consoli’s “Mio Zio”

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The World’s Marco Werman listens to the new CD by Italy’s Carmen Consoli. It features a sonf “Mio Zio,” or my uncle, about child sexual abuse. The song got US rocker Patti Smith up on stage to sing it with Consoli at a concert last summer. Download MP3

Video: Mio Zio

Arab nations in Turmoil

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Middle East analyst Magdi Abdulhadi about a wave of violence making headlines this week from Tunisia to Lebanon. Download MP3

Violence on the rise in Gaza

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Violence along Israel’s border with Gaza has been on the rise in recent weeks. Today, Gaza’a Hamas rulers are reported to be deploying their own security forces to put a lid on the attacks. The World’s Matthew Bell has more from Jerusalem. Download MP3

Helping flood victims in Australia

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Aid workers in the Australian state of Queensland are scrambling to provide assistance to the victims of torrential rains. Jacqueline Pascarl of the aid group Operation Angel tells host Lisa Mullins about needs of survivors that are often overlooked. Download MP3

Video: Floods in Australia

Cemetery gates cross the Atlantic

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Gates that once stood at the entrance of a Jewish cemetery in Germany for 100 years, now mark the entrance to a cemetery in a small western Massachusetts town. From WFCR in Amherst, Jill Kaufman has the story of their journey to the United States. Download MP3