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Archive for January, 2011

Funeral for assassinated Pakistan governor

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with author Ahmed Rashid, who attended the funeral today of Governor Salman Taseer, the politician killed by his bodyguard yesterday. Download MP3

Pakistan assassin gets support via Facebook

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Following the assassination of Salmaan Taseer, thousands of young Pakistanis voiced their support -for the assassin -on Facebook. Anchor Lisa Mullins explores who these Facebook users are in an interview. Download MP3

Vulture suspected of spying for Israel

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A vulture caught in Saudi Arabia and fitted with a tracking device has been handed to Saudi security officials. Some Saudis suspect the bird is part of an espionage plot by Israel. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from Tim Marshall, foreign affairs editor for Britain’s Sky News. Download MP3

Tim Marshall on Israel ‘Spy’ Vulture

Himalayan mountain range

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Some of the world’s most dangerous mountains show up in today’s Geo Quiz. These peaks we’d like you to name are seriously steep. They belong to the “eight thousander” club, meaning they’re up above the 8,000 meter, or 26,000 foot mark. So if you’re an accomplished mountain climber, you probably know the name of this 34-mile stretch, or massif in the Himalayas. Download MP3

Europe’s retro soul singers

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Two retro soul singers from Europe are the subject of today’s Global Hit. There’s the Swiss-Serbian singer Vlada. Then, we play a couple of tracks by Ben L’Oncle Soul from France. Download MP3

Music Heard on Air for January 5, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ January 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 5, 2011. Artists featured are Moriba Koita, Habib Koite, Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni Ba, Harouna Samake, Yoshida Brothers, Los de Abajo, Baaba Maal, Mansour Seck.

Reporter’s notebook: Haitian resilience

By The World ⋅ January 5, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

I’m in Haiti to do some reporting on how things stand one-year after the quake. It’s my first trip to Haiti so I don’t have a good sense of before and after; all I know is that the place remains devastated. A year later, you can’t miss the earthquake damage, nor the misery it has produced.

Entire program – January 4, 2011

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More political turmoil in Pakistan, after a key governor is murdered by his own bodyguard;Also, authorities in Argentina investigate a dramatic bank robbery in Buenos Aires;Plus, how illegally-harvested wood makes its way through China to US consumers. Download MP3

Pakistani governor assassinated

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The influential governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salman Taseer, has died after being shot by one of his bodyguards in the capital, Islamabad. Taseer, a senior member of the Pakistan People’s Party, was shot when getting into his car at a market. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC’s Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad. Download MP3
Memorable tweets from the late Salman Taseer

Wood from China

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The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports that most of the wood products imported into the US come from China. And one fourth of that wood is from illegally cut timber. Download MP3

Why Argentines invest in cars

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Car sales are booming in Argentina, but it’s not just because Argentines want to get out on the road. As Julia Kumari Drapkin reports, Argentines are buying cars as a hedge against inflation. Download MP3

Colombian farmers regain land

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During Colombia’s long-running civil war, many farmers were forced off their land. Now the government is trying to help farmers return to their land in an effort to pacify the countryside. John Otis reports. Download MP3

Slideshow: Colombian farmers regain land

A new view of Saddam statue’s toppling

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Peter Maass about his article “The Toppling” in the current issue of The New Yorker magazine. The article explores the events around the iconic toppling of Saddam Hussein’s statue in Firdos Square, Baghdad in April 2003. (photo: Tim McLaughlin) Download MP3

Video: How the Media Created the Iconic Fall of Saddam’s Statue

Dramatic bank robbery in Argentina

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Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest from reporter Ian Mount about a spectacular bank heist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which took place over the New Year’s holiday. Thieves apparently spent months digging a 100-foot-long tunnel into the bank and then robbed safe deposit boxes. Download MP3

Australia’s floods affect grain supplies

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A week of heavy rain across Queensland in Australia has brought flooding to an area the size of France and Germany combined. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Wayne Newton – a Queensland farmer – about what the floods will mean for global grain production. Download MP3

Slideshow: Australian floods