PRI’s The World(04/25/2011: Jeb Sharp, Jessica Golloher)

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Syrian troops use tanks to launch a major crackdown against protesters in the city of Deraa. Also, nearly 500 Taliban militants managed to escape from the main jail in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Plus, a remembrance of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, one of India’s most revered and controversial religious leaders, who died Sunday. Download MP3