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The US and Yemen

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BBC Diplomatic Correspondent Jonathan Marcus speaks with anchor Marco Werman about the foreign policy challenges the Obama Administration faces in Yemen and the rest of the region. Download MP3

Divorce, Central American style

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Today’s Geo Quiz is ripped from the headlines. We’re looking for a Central American country where a constitutional ban is kicking in. In this country, members of the president’s family are legally banned from running as presidential candidates. So, the First Lady of this country is now trying to get a divorce to be able to run herself… Download MP3

“Songs of Migration”

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Zambian DJ and music critic Mannasseh Phiri tells us about a recent musical stage show by South African musician Hugh Masekela. The show is called “Songs of Migration.” Download MP3

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PRI’s The World(04/04/2011: Sonia Narang, Gerry Hadden)

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We go aboard a Turkish aid ship that’s caring for wounded Libyans; then, an Italian island overflowing with North Africans fleeing unrest is experiencing a humanitarian crisis of its own; and the Japanese city of Osaka shows solidarity with disaster victims by dimming the lights. Download MP3

Music Heard on Air for April 4, 2011

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Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 4, 2011. Artists featured are: Jamal Porto, Alison Brown, Ihashi Elimlophe, AfroCubism, Jesus Alemany.

Voices on the Haitian elections

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Haiti’s electoral council has said it will announce today the provisional results of the country’s presidential run-off. The losing candidate will then have an opportunity to challenge the vote count before final results are declared. The elections have been mired in controversy, with allegations of fraud on both sides, and with some calling the whole process illegitimate [...]

Libya and The Great (Viral) Game

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By now you’ve likely seen the Russian-made video which uses the mobile game Angry Birds to have some fun with recent news out of North Africa. But if you’ve missed it, here it is [...]

A history of resistance in Eastern Libya

By The World ⋅ April 1, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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The city of Darnah in Eastern Libya has long withstood foreign interference and occupation. They’ve resisted everyone from Byzantine invaders to the Italians and staged uprisings in 1970 and 1996 that challenged Gadafi’s rule. But as Ben Gilbert reports, the hardened fighters there are now welcoming foreign help. Download MP3
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Israel’s Iron Dome

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Israel successfully tested a system to intercept short-distance rockets earlier this year and has now started to deploy it. The ‘Iron Dome’ air defense system is designed to stop incoming projectiles, such as the rockets fired at Israel by Palestinian militants in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Jerusalem. Download MP3

Kosovo offers US a lesson for Libya

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As Washington contemplates its alliance with rebels in Libya, Kosovo offers a cautionary tale. Journalist Matt McAllester talks to host Marco Werman about his new Kosovo expose. He describes how the rebels who were backed by Washington in the late 90s have morphed into a government with alleged links to organized crime. Download MP3

Kosovo’s Mafia: How the US and allies ignore allegations of organized crime..

The situation in embattled Abidjan

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Marco Werman talks to Ba Coulibay, an English teacher and translator living in Abidjan, about the conditions in his neighborhood in the embattled city. Download MP3

Tweet map: End game for Laurent Gbagbo?

Zapatista youths reconsider capitalism

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Grant Fuller reports from southern Mexico on disillusioned Zapatista youths who are ready to give up the movement’s anti-capitalist ideals to try and make some money for themselves as laborers in upscale beach resorts like Cancun. Download MP3
Slideshow: Migrant workers in Cancun

Libyan woman who spoke of rapes

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Anchor Marco Werman has an update on the story of Iman al-Obeidi. It’s been nearly a week since she burst into a Tripoli hotel where foreign journalists were gathered and told them she had been raped by Muammar Gaddafi’s soldiers. Her whereabouts since then are unknown, but her family is fighting for her honor.
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Ivory Coast troubles overshadowed by Libya’s crisis

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We hear from Ivorian Imam Souleimane Konate, who leads the Aqsa Mosque in New York, NY. He says he believes that most of the fighting in Ivory Coast could have been averted had the West not been preoccupied with Libya and elsewhere. Download MP3

Top official in Mexican drug war resigns

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Mexico’s Attorney General Arturo Chavez, a leading figure in Mexico’s drug war has resigned just 18 months after taking the post. His departure comes just weeks after Wikileaks cables revealed that US Embassy officials were puzzled about his appointment. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from reporter Franc Contreras in Mexico City.
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