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Archive for May, 2011

Serbian Experience Helps Egypt’s Revolution

By The World ⋅ May 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Serbian activist Srdja Popovic, who helped anti-government protesters in Egypt during their revolution. Popovic, Executive Director of the Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies, Belgrade, says Egypt’s push to topple President Hosni Mubarak was similar to the push to get Serbian President Slobodan Milošević out of office. Download MP3

Indigenous Protest in Cambodia

By The World ⋅ May 25, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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We’re on the Indochinese peninsula for this Geo Quiz, looking for the name of a southeast Asian forest. It’s home to indigenous Kui people who’ve lived in the forest for centuries. Illegal logging and mineral mining are taking a toll on the ancient forest. If that sounds like something out of Avatar, then you won’t be surprised to hear that some Kuy tried to dress like characters in the movie to protest the destruction of their sacred forest. Can you name that forest? Download MP3

PRI’s The World(05/25/2011: Germany, Iceland)

By The World ⋅ May 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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President Barack Obama highlights the long-running US alliance with Britain in his speech before British parliament today. Also, testimony at a terrorism trial in Chicago implicates Pakistan’s intelligence agency in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Plus, the first census held in a reunified Germany brings forth privacy concerns and fears from Germany’s past. Download MP3

Why the UK is Undecided on Helicopters for Libya

By Laura Lynch ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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President Obama is on a state visit to the UK while NATO considers ramping up military action against Libya. After two months of bombardment, there’s little sign that Muammar Gaddafi is ready to back down. Now France says it’ll send attack helicopters to Libya and the British may as well. However, there’s no suggestion the US is planning to follow suit. The World’s Laura Lynch reports. Download MP3

Libya Crisis

The Significance of the 1967 Borders

By Matthew Bell ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ 8 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has told a joint session of Congress that Israel would be generous with the size of a future Palestinian state but that the border could not rest at pre-1967 lines. On Friday, Netanyahu rejected President Obama’s call for a peace deal based on pre-1967 borders. The World’s Matthew Bell visits the West Bank to see how the Jewish residents there view the debate over those borders. Download MP3

From The World Archives: The History of the Middle East (2002 series)

India Follows US Trial on Mumbai Attacks

By The World ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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People in India are paying close attention to a federal trial in Chicago this week. Businessman Tahawwur Rana is charged with involvement in plotting the deadly attacks in Mumbai in 2008. Suhasini Haider, anchor and senior editor for CNN-IBN in New Delhi, reports. Download MP3

Russian Leaders Gear up For Presidential Race

By The World ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are working hard on their image, trying to differentiate themselves ahead of the 2012 presidential elections in Russia. Jessica Golloher reports from Moscow. Download MP3

Video: Medvedev and Putin try to revamp their image

Special Relationship? Behind the Doors of Buckingham Palace

By Patrick Cox ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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With President Obama staying at Buckingham Palace, Britain’s so-called special relationship with the US is appears as strong as ever. But The World’s Patrick Cox reports that many Britons aren’t so sure that President Obama likes them all that much. Download MP3

Netanyahu Addresses US Congress

By The World ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress Tuesday, four days after meeting with US President Barack Obama. Netanyahu pledged that Israel would be generous with the boundaries of a future Palestinian state, but would not compromise on certain issues. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from David Rothkopf, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. Download MP3

Inside Iceland’s Ash Cloud

By The World ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Ash from a volcano in Iceland is again causing flight cancellations in Europe. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out what the ash cloud might feel like if you are in it, from John Maclennan, a volcano expert at Cambridge University in England. Download MP3

A Tennessee Town and its Somali Refugees

By The World ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The rural town of Shelbyville, Tennessee has seen an influx of Muslim refugees from Somalia in recent years. It hasn’t been a simple adjustment for many long-time residents, or the new arrivals. The documentary “Welcome to Shelbyville” airs Tuesday night on PBS. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with filmmaker Kim Snyder and grassroots organizer David Lubell about overcoming tensions in Tennessee. Download MP3

Welcoming America: Official website

New View of the Night Sky

By The World ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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In the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for a town that has a reputation as one of coldest places in South Africa but its location in a vast desert called the Great Karoo makes it a perfect place to view the night sky. That’s why the Southern African Large Telescope, nicknamed SALT, is there. It’s the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. So, name this town located in the Northern Cape province if you can… Download MP3

Interactive Feature: Milky Way Panorama

Vietnamese-French Guitarist Nguyên Lê

By The World ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Tom Schnabel tells us about a new recording from Vietnamese-French guitarist Nguyên Lê. Download MP3

Listen to Songs of Freedom

PRI’s The World(05/24/2011: Iceland, Tripoli)

By The World ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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NATO steps up its bombing campaign in Libya’s Tripoli. Then, a volcano expert tells us what is is like inside Iceland’s volcanic ash cloud. Plus, how a rural town in Tennessee is coping with a steady influx of Somali refugees. Download MP3

Music Heard on Air for May 24, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for May 24, 2011. Artists featured are: AfroCubism, Yoshida Brothers, Chicha Libre, Markku Lepisto, Star Band de Dakar.