2011 June | PRI's The World

Rasheed Kappan and Political Cartoons from India

By Alex Gallafent ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ 14 comments ⋅ Transcript

Political cartoons from Bangalore, the city at the heart of India’s IT boom.

Ghost Dive Shop

By Marco Werman ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

“There are these virtual ghosts of what the town used to be.”

Alleged Bin Laden Raid Informants Arrested in Pakistan

By The World ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Osama Bin Laden (Image grab from a video)

Pakistan reportedly arrested CIA informants who helped in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.

The Insurgency in Pakistan’s Largest Province

By The World ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Pakistan is facing a brutal insurgency in the resource-rich south-west of the country.

Canada’s Leader of the ‘Tea Party North’

By The World ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ 14 comments ⋅ Transcript

Rob Ford (Image: Rob Ford's YouTube Channel)

Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford has pursued a Tea Party like populist agenda.

When Human Rights Workers Cross The Line

By The World ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Transcript

Kathryn Bolkovac’s book is about the alleged involvement of western officials in the sex trafficking.

Foreign Teachers Used to Fill Shortages in the US Now Face Victimization

By The World ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ 13 comments ⋅ Transcript

Gelmer Suganob, a Philippines native who teaches in the United States (photo: Eric Niiler)

Despite their importance, some foreign teachers have been victimized by the recruiters and by school districts.

Driving Protests in Saudi Arabia

By Laura Lynch ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

There are calls for women in Saudi Arabia to stand up for their rights – by driving.

Report: Chinese Children Facing High Exposure to Lead from Factories

By The World ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Human Rights Watch: “Children poisoned by lead and denied treament”

How to Spend Millions if You’re a Spanish Protester

By Gerry Hadden ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

A Spaniard protesting among the thousands in Spain since May just received some good news.

Music Heard on Air for June 15, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for June 15, 2011. Artists featured are: Oumou Sangare, Balkan Beat Box, AfroCubism, Kaya Project, Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni ba, Oran Etkin.

Wrestling As a Solution to Poverty in Senegal

By The World ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Wrestlers in Senegal (Photo: Rose Skelton)

Replacing soccer as the top sport, bare-knuckle wrestling is the only way many kids see out of their desperate poverty.

Greece on the Brink of Economic Meltdown

By Clark Boyd ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Europe’s banks and politicians are at odds over measures to stop Greece’s crisis from affecting the entire Eurozone.

Forum: Searching the Skies for Alien Intelligence

By Clark Boyd ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Can this new kind of radio telescope help us tune in to signals from an alien civilization? Some in Europe think so. The World’s Clark Boyd as this report on the Low Frequency Array. And you can join our discussion on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence in our World Science Forum.

Forum: Searching the Skies for Alien Life